YCee added that the situation contributed to his decision to take a break from music at a point in his career.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Afrobeats singer, rapper, and songwriter Oludemilade Martin Alejo, better known as YCee, has disclosed that he was diagnosed with a mental health condition in 2020.
The ‘Omo Alhaji’ hitmaker made this known recently while appearing as a guest on the latest episode of the Afropolitan podcast.
According to him, he was hospitalised in London for three months after the diagnosis before later returning to Nigeria to continue treatment and therapy.
He added that the situation contributed to his decision to take a break from music at a point in his career.
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While opening up on his struggle with mental health, YCee said, “In 2020, I got diagnosed with a mental health condition during the lockdown. I was in London for six months and was in-and-out of hospital for about three months.
“I had to return to Nigeria to continue treatment because of the type of Visa I was on.
”Coming back to Lagos and getting into the system of mental health in Nigeria, it was a very, very long six years.
”I was on medication and had to be hospitalised several times and still dealing with therapies.
“It was up and down. Sometimes it is looking good and sometimes, it just gets really dark.”
YCee, however, added that he is now stable after treatment and therapy.
