He encourages men to speak up about their issues affecting their mental health.
Actor and writer Simon Sayitsheni Mdakhi, 42, penned a heartfelt message on how he twice attempted to commit suicide. He advises men speak up and always try to find a reason to stay alive.
“In 2015 – Going through my divorce, I tried to take my own life, twice. This might come as a sock to a lot of you,” he says.
“I would feel so lonely in a room full of people, I would even give people advice on how to be strong and in turn ho home and contemplate my end.”
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The former Isibaya actor says it was his children that kept him alive.
“The only thing that saved me on both attempts was a flashing image of my kids crying!” he says.
“There’s always one thing to live for, find it. There’s no such thing as, ‘it’s better on the other side’.”
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Sayitsheni’s message comes after it was reported that veteran actor Patrick Shai committed suicide in his garage at home in Dobsonville, Soweto. The tragic death came after a week of battling with social media bullying after initiating a #FavevsClout fight with rapper Cassper Nyovest. But after using foul language Cassper took offense.
Patrick was then attacked by fans, where he later apologised.
