Sammie, a former Big Brother Naija contestant, has bravely shared his struggles with depression after leaving the show.
In a candid Instagram video, he revealed that he experienced depression multiple times, often crying alone in his Lekki home despite appearing fine on the outside.
Sammie spoke about the financial difficulties he faced, with more debit alerts than credit alerts, making it hard to sustain life in Lagos. “One year after the show, I cannot count how many times I was depressed,” he said. “I would be in my Lekki house, I would cry. Big boy like me with my beards. I would sit down and I would cry.”
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He expressed frustration with the pressure of living in Lagos, where it seems everyone around him is living a lavish lifestyle. “Above all, you see people around you living a life. In Lagos, you see one small boy pull up in his G-Wag and play. Everybody’s living. Others are living fake life.”
Sammie emphasised the importance of mental health, saying, “You have a personal life and how you influence that life matters if your mental health is in order.” He shared his coping mechanism, “I will cry in my house. I will go through a lot. I will now chop my indomie. I will now wear my fine shirt and I will now go out. Nobody will know I’m going through a lot.”
