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The silent pain: Struggling with suicidal thoughts

Struggling with suicidal thoughts [istockphoto]

"I went on Facebook and wrote my eulogy." Chilling words, from a man who was ready to end it all. Kimani Mbugua, once a Citizen TV host, appeared to be living the dream as a rising star in the media industry but beneath the surface, he grappled with a darkness that threatened to consume him.

In a previous interview with the Sunday Magazine, Kimani shared his harrowing experience with psychosis and mental illness. Despite getting into the top media houses in the country at only 19, he said that he faced severe depression and suicidal thoughts.

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