Ex-Beauty Queen Karen Young shares her Battle with Depression & how she Survived

Many celebrities and fans reached out to the Baloguns yesterday after Tee Billz broke down on social media (click here if you missed it) and now, ex-beauty queen, Journalist & Author Karen Eloke Young has done the same.

She shared how hard it has been for her as a young and single girl in the city of Lagos especially in terms of sorting out accommodation issues and the advances that come her way. She shared her story via Twitter on how she has had to cope with sexual harassment in different places because that is what people expect from beauty queens.

Yesterday, the ex-beauty queen shared her personal experience with depression via Twitter and advised people to reach out to her. Here’s what she had to say:

I know exactly wat is wrong with Teebillz; the journalist in me is dying to reveal it but the wise woman in me is saying “STFU Karen Young”!

— Karen Eloke Young (@MissKarenYoung) April 28, 2016

Nigeria is the wrongest country to be depressed in. You are better off dead than depressed in this part of the world

— Karen Eloke Young (@MissKarenYoung) April 28, 2016

Its been 2 yrs for me. The few pple i confided in ridiculed me, told me to go to church, brushed me aside

— Karen Eloke Young (@MissKarenYoung) April 28, 2016

Most of my close friends stopped speaking to me, stopped taking my calls. Basically “abeg abeg carry this ur depression talk go one corner”

— Karen Eloke Young (@MissKarenYoung) April 28, 2016

Thank God for my neighbour’s driver who found me in a pool of my own blood and rushed me to the hospital. Saved my life

— Karen Eloke Young (@MissKarenYoung) April 28, 2016

Thank God for my family’s support. I got proper medical help. I was put on anti-depressants and i ve been coping beautifully

— Karen Eloke Young (@MissKarenYoung) April 28, 2016

I dont even hide the scars on my wrist. I wear them proudly becos i’m a survivor! pic.twitter.com/tdvitq0Fau

— Karen Eloke Young (@MissKarenYoung) April 28, 2016

I have decided to speak out today becos i feel its about time i stopped being ashamed of this aspect of my life

— Karen Eloke Young (@MissKarenYoung) April 28, 2016

And i sincerely want to help anyone going thru this dreadful disease.

— Karen Eloke Young (@MissKarenYoung) April 28, 2016

Today’s event with teebillz has just made me realize that my silence has been selfish and by speaking out i can save lives

— Karen Eloke Young (@MissKarenYoung) April 28, 2016

BellaNaijarians, depression is real, even in Nigeria. If you need help, reach out. Don’t keep it in till it’s too late! 

Photo Credit: Instagram/Karen Young