Soul star Brenda Mtambo opens up about mental health challenges
Brenda Mtambo is the latest celebrity to open up about her struggles with mental health.
Afro-soul and jazz artist Brenda Mtambo has taken to social media to be vulnerable about her mental state.
The singer took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a photo of herself looking glamorous with a huge smile on her face and explaining that the image does not accurately reflect her current mental state.
The singer, who recently performed with US singer Liz Wright at the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, says her mental health is deteriorating.
"My mental health is deteriorating….. I know this is too much information, I am scared not talking is killing me," she wrote on Instagram.
The singer went on to explain that she is dealing with grief which was exacerbated by the loss of her grandmother.
Brenda added that being a public performer makes her healing a challenge because she needs to always show up and put on a front.
"I don’t look like I am sick I know, but I am dying from grief, anxiety and so depressed. I wanted to heal away from the public but I work in public and I have to show up the way I am showing up on these pictures. Loosing my grandmother triggered me and the world feels empty," she wrote on Instagram.
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The 'Themba Njalo' hitmaker, who performed at the memorial service of late struggle veteran Winnie Madikizela Mandela, says she has been contemplating going to a mental hospital.
"I have been thinking of going to hospital for help but I have two young kids that I can’t be away from for too long," she wrote.
The singer, who is close friends with Kelly Khumalo and has been featured on her reality show, says she struggles to sleep.
"Mental health is crazy because you’ll never see me sad in public but I am struggling to even sleep now, my mind is on spiral , I went on a shoot and saw @buhlebendalomda she gave me a hug I lost it!
"I am experiencing grief but it affecting my Mental health, and I know it can be so polished from outside, I know I can hide it so well too , not hide it but I can function very well , it feels like I need to be busy every day to deal with not feeling anything. There you have it, ‘ don’t judge a book by its cover’," she wrote.
Following the post, several celebrities took to the comments section to comfort her.
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