Today we are talking about mental health and depression. We have a number of guests and following are some of their experiences #InTheMind
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Bassey: "Because religion is a big part of Nigerian culture, most people think that mental illness is a spiritual or due to lack of faith"
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Bassey: "This prevents people who need help from getting help"
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Bassey: "When people try and seek help, they are told they're not faithful enough or someone is doing juju on them. It makes it difficult"
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Bassey: "when I first opened up about my illness, I encountered a lot of stigma"
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Bassey: "For the first time since being diagnosed 10 years ago, I felt ashamed, and felt I needed to keep it quiet"
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@bbcafrica I'm glad that this space to talk about mental health is FINALLY opening up in my country Kenya. Time to end the stigma#SOTNKEThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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