Celebrated Kenyan comedian Timothy Kimani popularly known as Njugush has opened up on how depression has impacted on his life.
This is after he lost his cousin to depression two months ago. Njugush states that many people do not understand depression which is a killer.
“Depression stinks and many do not understand it. And the sad thing is that many don’t understand it. People see you turn to alcohol and think that the alcohol is what caused the depression, yet the reverse is true,” Njugush says.
The 28-year-old comedian also regretted not loving himself more in his formative years.
“If I could give advice to my younger self, I would say to love myself more. Not doing so is my biggest regret. I wish I had loved myself more. I always cared about other people more than me. You waste so much time, money and emotions on people who do not even care about you. I always wonder what I could have achieved if I had loved myself more back then,” Njugush adds.
Depression has been a major topic of discussion in the country this year after the number of suicide and murder cases among the youths escalated.