Rapper YCee has spoken candidly about his battle with mental health, revealing that he spent years undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with a mental health condition during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.
During a recent appearance on the Afropolitan podcast, the music star explained that the diagnosis marked the beginning of a challenging period that eventually led him to step away from the spotlight.
“In 2020, I got diagnosed with a mental health condition during the lockdown. I was in London for six months and was in-and-out of hospital for about three months.
“I had to return to Nigeria to continue treatment because of the type of Visa I was on. Coming back to Lagos and getting into the system of mental health in Nigeria, it was a very very long six years. I was on medication and had to be hospitalised several times and still dealing with therapies.
“It was up and down. Sometimes it is looking good and sometimes, it just gets really dark,” he recalled.
YCee said his treatment journey continued after he returned to Nigeria, where he remained on medication and attended therapy sessions while coping with recurring setbacks.
The rapper noted that the experience was one of the most difficult periods of his life, as he struggled with both the condition and the demands of recovery.
However, he revealed that years of treatment and therapy have helped him regain stability, adding that he is now doing much better.
