Ciru Muriuki has been silent on social media for a while, the BBC journalist attributes her absence on social media to work and mental health.
Speaking in a video she shared on her Instagram account, Ciru explained that of late she has been so busy at work that she didn’t get time to post on social media.
She also said that she has been struggling with her mental health. The BBC journalist revealed that she had a couple of depressed moments.
“I have been MIA on social media for a bit. The biggest reason is work. Work can get really busy and don’t get me wrong, I love my job but it’s also really demanding…then there is also the fact that I have been struggling a bit with my mental health. I’ve had moments of great anxiety, I’ve had a couple of depressed moments. You know what, I’m understating it when I say depressed moments it sounds like I felt down for about three minutes and sixty three seconds and that’s not the case. I’ve had periods of days and days turning to weeks that I’ve just not been okay and because I’ve not been okay I have not had the motivation to do much other than work and sleep,” said Ciru.
Ciru disclosed that she has also put on quite some weight, and this has contributed to her feeling depressed since she is not comfortable with her physical look.
“I had started working out this year and then I stopped and since then, I’ve put on quite some weight and I’m not really loving myself physically right now because I’m at my absolute thickest I’ve ever been. You know there are times you walk past your mirror and you’re like what is that rhino in my room, oh no it’s me. So I’ve really been struggling with my self-image and if you’re not really feeling great about yourself you’re not going to be posting many pictures of yourself, said Ciru.
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