VIDEO: BBC journalist Ciru Muriuki opens up on her mental health,depression: Kenyan media personality Ciru Muriuki has come out to speak on a number of issues that have affected her life and well-being in the recent past following a long hiatus from social networking site Instagram.
Ciru, who spoke in a video posted on her Instagram, admitted to putting a lot of weight, jokingly likening her present physical body to that of a rhino.
The outspoken journalist also stated that she has not been a regular on the photo/video sharing platform due to self image issues.
โโฆIโve put on quite a bit of weight and Iโm not really loving myself physically right now because Iโm at the absolute biggest Iโve ever been. You know when you can just be walking past your mirror and Iโm like, โwhat is that rhino? I have a rhino in my roomโฆoh, No, itโs me,โโ she said.
โSo Iโve really been struggling with my self image and if youโre not feeling good about yourself youโre not going to be posting that many pictures of yourself, are you? But Iโm working on it.โ
The BBC journalist further confessed to suffering mental issues, depression as well as anxiety, adding that she has recently found herself seeking solace only in her work as well as sleep.
โIโve been struggling a bit with my mental health; Iโve had moments of great anxiety; Iโve had a couple of depressed momentsโฆOkay, Iโm understating it, when I say depressed moments it sounds like I felt down for 4 minutes and thatโs not the case. Iโve had periods of days and days turning into weeks that Iโve just not been Okay. And because Iโve not been Okay Iโve not had the motivation to do much else other than work and sleep, and social media has had to take a backseat.โ
Ciru, an endometriosis warrior, also expressed gratitude to her lover and friends for being patient with her during these low moments.
Source-edaily.co.ke
ย BBC journalist Ciru Muriuki opens up on her mental health, depression
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