Remi made the comment while reacting to the passing of popular American DJ, Twitch, who died by suicide on Wednesday, December 15
By Kehinde Okeowo
Ace Nigerian thespian, Kunle Remi has shared his experience while battling depression, saying he almost ended his life sometime back in 2017.
Remi made the disclosure via a video he posted on his Instagram page on Thursday, while reacting to the passing away of popular American DJ, Twitch, who died by suicide on Wednesday after battling depression.
Remi said, “Yesterday the news broke of DJ Twitch’s passing by suicide and it was a very sad news but I can absolutely relate to that. It’s never really fine as we say even though we always act like it’s fine. We go through a lot as men
“I remember in 2017 I had a series of tweets that I went on to delete. It was very suicidal. Someone called me a year later and said I should go delete those tweets, I was going through a lot, I was overwhelmed, I was thinking too much of my career, am I doing enough, am I enough, am I with the right person, so many thoughts in my mind.
“At a point, I could not take it, I felt so useless, not enough, incompetent, even though it was the contrary of what I felt, I was beating myself too much, then I started to tweet randomly and I was very close to jumping off the bridge or just taking my life. It took the grace of God for me to scale through that.”
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Remi, who said he failed to speak about what he was passing through, went on to encourage men to open up about their struggles and pains, admonishing them to take a break every once in a while when life gets overwhelming.
He added that it was the grace of God that saw him through the trying time.
“I usually bottle up, I don’t share stuff but I learnt to become better doing that. And I just want to share a word with every man out there. Look it’s not easy and it’s not going to be easy, but talk to someone. Always have someone in your corner that you can talk too and open up with.
“Life is beautiful but it doesn’t guarantee that it will be smooth all the time but we need to always find a balance and choose happiness over being sad. I’ve been there, I’ve gone through it.
“Right now I still caution myself, I take life one day at a time, once I get overwhelmed I shut down. Depression and mental health are very important. We can do better. Just thought to share.” Remi added.
