18 Apr 2017

Minnie Dlamini speaks openly about battling with depression

Cape Town - TV personality Minnie Dlamini reflects on her struggle with depression.

Minnie spoke openly about her troubling experiences to motivate others who are in a similar situation.

"I was miserable, depressed, and losing weight like it was carbon dioxide. I still got up and went to work and continued my hustle, no amount of pain was going to stop me from achieving my goals," she wrote on Instagram.

"I gave myself moments to cry and moments to fake happiness, until I was finally happy again."

Minnie also said that she never wants to be that skinny again and that we go through tough times so that we can appreciate the good times even more.

Read the full post here:

This picture reminds of such a sad time. I was miserable, depressed, and losing weight like it was carbon dioxide. I still got up and went to work and continued my hustle, no amount of pain was going to stop me from achieving my goals. So I worked harder and smarter. I gave myself moments to cry and moments to fake happiness, until I was finally happy again. I NEVER want to be this skinny again ?? PS. I honestly believe we go through shit so we can fully appreciate the good ?
A post shared by Minnie (@minniedlamini) on Apr 17, 2017 at 1:15am PDT

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