Ghanaian Highlife artiste Kwabena Kwabena has shed light on a deeply personal chapter of his life, revealing his struggle with severe depression and the transformative path that followed.
Speaking in an interview with Doreen Avio on Daybreak Hitz, the musician described moments so dark they nearly silenced his career and spirit.
“I’ll share this to inspire every individual out there who’s going through any form of depression or any situation that has actually gotten you to a point where you feel like giving up. Yes, I must confess, there was a period in my life when I went through a serious moment of depression.”
According to the singer, the experience pushed him into behaviors he later regretted, especially online, where he posted things that he now views with disbelief.
“Very serious, I mean, those who are close to me know. I went through it to the extent that certain posts that I made… Today, I look at and I ask myself, oh my God, did I make such a post?”
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Though the experience was harrowing, it also offered clarity. Kwabena Kwabena said that surviving depression helped him gain a deeper understanding of life and himself.
“People also read all kinds of meanings into how depression has distorted my figure a little bit. It distorted my looks because I have videos and photos of those days and I look at photos of recent times. It gives me a clear understanding of what I’ve been through and it gives me a clear understanding of what depression does.”
At the heart of his recovery, he said, was a force more powerful than any treatment: prayer. He credits his mother’s unwavering spiritual support with lifting him out of despair.
“I will encourage everybody out there that the key to getting out of that situation is only one thing and it’s prayer. On that note, I would like to say a big thank you to the woman that carried me, my mother. My mother has been a great pillar behind me in terms of prayer.”
“She will call me every morning and ask me if I’ve prayed. So, there’s a song on my EP called ‘Enso Nyame Yɛ’. That song actually is a whole story about everything that I’ve seen in life and how you can always render everything onto God and in His time, He will make things beautiful,” Kwabena Kwabena further stated.
