‘I Started Self Harming At 14’ – BBNaija Housemate, Angel Opens Up On Mental Health Battle (Videos)
Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemate, Angel Agnes Smith, has opened up about her battle with her mental health.
Following the unveiling of all 22 housemates of the season 6 of BBNaija, Angel and the other contestants gathered at the lounge to share some personal details about themselves.
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While speaking, Angel disclosed she started self-harming at 14 as she battled depression which emanated from her high school’s high academic expectations.
Self-harm or self-injury is intentional direct injury of one’s own skin tissues usually without a suicidal intention. Other terms such as cutting and self-mutilation have been used for any self-harming behavior regardless of suicidal intent.
The 21-year-old writer revealed;
I started out Education wise. I graduated from Best Highschool, Merywood. Further down to University. I started out at the University of Lagos UNILAG. I was there for like two weeks. I didn’t go for any lectures because it wasn’t my vibe. I went to a really secluded high school so getting into UNILAG was kind of hard for me so I dropped out from there. I didn’t tell my parents. My mum doesn’t live in Nigeria.
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Angel stressed;
My mum came back, she found out so she put me in a foundation school to go to London. I went to a foundation programme for Mass Communication but I dipped again because I realized that I didn’t even know what I wanted to do and everything. So basically, I have been cruising through life because I had like a whole mental health thing.
The reason why I wasn’t into school was because of how hard it was in Merywood because our A was like sixty nine and our F was sixty one, so that was really hard for me, and because I live with my granny because my mum doesn’t stay in Nigeria, whatever I was doing wasn’t really enough for her so there was some form of pressure.
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She further revealed;
Then I started self-harming. When I was 14, I started self-harming. I guess I was depressed and everything. My mates have graduated now and I guess that is why I auditioned for Big Brother because it felt like everybody had figured out what they wanted to do except me so during the cause of me auditioning and me getting in and me making progress, I moved from a place where I felt I wasn’t sufficient to now feeling.
Amid the emotional atmosphere, other housemates ran towards her and give her a group hug.
Watch some videos of her speaking below;
“I was Depressed because I felt like every of my mates who graduated Have got things figured out in life for them” – Angel
Such an Emotional moments as the other Housemate Rally around her to give her a Hug 🥰😍🥺🥺#BBNaija
— BBNAIJA (@fanclubnig) July 25, 2021
I had a mental health problem when I was 14 years old, I was so depressed- Angel #BBNaija #BBNaijaShineYaEye pic.twitter.com/VR2uRwzMSk
— Shauntv Nigeria (@shauntvng) July 25, 2021
Her story was so touching housemates show her some Love ❤️ Angel #BBNaija #Angel pic.twitter.com/ayK4YBBSEI
— 🍁ABENIVIBES🍁SHINE YA EYE #abenivibes🇨🇦 (@abenivibes) July 25, 2021
