Watch! Unathi Nkayi Reveals Her Struggle With Depression

Watch! Unathi Nkayi Reveals Her Struggle With Depression – Idols SA judge Unathi Nkayi has recently opened up concerning her wrestle with depression. 

In an interview on MyTruth’s webisode, Unathi spoke concerning her heartfelt encounter and going through a divorce in the public eye.

“Depression is smart. It’s not going to announce itself and say, ‘Hi I am here’. 

“When it creeps in, you sleep a lot more, you sabotage yourself a lot more and you consume substances that allow you to be dependent more,” said Unathi.

On her divorce from Thomas “Badboy T” Msengana and those that had her back, Unathi said she didn’t realise the importance of it because she was broken.

She explicated that alcohol became one of her survival tools.

News concerning the couple’s split became public in 2017, when Thomas was allegedly discovered to be “sexting” another woman.

“To me, those things didn’t even matter because I was so broken,” said Unathi.

“You are in survival mode, firstly. I instantly developed a dependency on alcohol.

“I went to the bottle because I needed to cope, whether it was mourning the loss of the love of my life while I had to see him every day.