Ghanaian rapper Kojo Cue has revealed that during his battle with depression, he gave away all his studio equipment and stepped away from making music.
Speaking during the Joy Showbiz Roundtable discussion, the Never Mind rapper shared that at the peak of his depression, he lost all desire to be around people or do anything at all.
“When I talk about depression, I’m talking about not wanting to see anybody, not wanting to do anything, not wanting to talk to anybody at any point in time. I gave away all my studio equipment, stopped recording music, didn’t want to engage with anything, didn’t want to be a part of the day-to-day of life and living,” Kojo Cue revealed.
He explained that the situation affected his creativity and his ability to live a normal life. According to the rapper, his decision to give away his studio equipment was a reflection of how detached he had become from everything he loved.
The rapper shared that during this time, he turned to therapy for help. He shared that his therapy sessions were about digging deep to understand the root causes of his emotional struggles.
“Our sessions were mainly talking about my feelings, why I feel like that, going back in time to also explore certain things that led me to that particular place, but then also teaching me mindfulness, meditation practices, teaching me how to separate things that were happening to me from things that I was imagining, and how to be rooted in the now and in reality, and just how to notice when I’m having an episode so that I’ll direct myself towards things that calm me down, things that bring me back to reality,” he explained.
He also clarified that it wasn’t his therapist who advised him to pause his music career, it was a personal decision.
“No, I did that by myself. I just was not in a space where I could create anymore at all,” he said.
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