Music entrepreneur and investor Ubi Franklin, recently shared his battle with depression at Joy Masterclass, themed ‘Dealing with Depression’.
The event focused on the ideologies of human prosperity, well-being and living a life leveraging positive emotions, healthier habits and powerful self-awareness practices.
Speaking at the event, Franklin recounted his battle with depression.
He emphasised on the need to avoid creating negative pictures in the mind or attaching importance to specific dates that signify bad moments, but instead use such days or moments as a motivation for success.
“There’s never a right moment to commit suicide. It’s all about the mind,” he said.
“Depression is usually created through silent pressure which will create a negative mindset, perception, or the compulsion to live our lives in order not to disappoint our parents, families or communities.”
The CEO of Made Men Music Group (MMMG), had previously shared his depression story on Instagram.
The estranged husband of Nollywood actress, Lilian Esoro wrote on his Instagram page: “It all started precisely from the month of July 20, 2016 to March 2017 thereabouts. I was quite depressed badly and it became so bad that my life began to deteriorate so much that I literally don’t eat and I don’t sleep so much so that my family and close friends became really scared,” he wrote.
“My life deteriorated so bad that I became a regular patient at the hospital to be treated for one ailment or the other. I show up at events looking lost and drained. But you know you just have to keep the face, like everything is ok.”
