Chacha Eke Faani Opens Up On How Her Mental Health Struggle Affected Her Relationship With Her Mum
Nollywood star, Chacha Eke-Faani has spilled on how her mental health challenge affected her relationship with her mother.
While celebrating her mother’s birthday today, Chacha reflected on how she had disdain and hatred for her mother as she got older.
According to the mother of three, she had nightmares and hallucinations that supported her euphoria and sadly many men of God told her after several manic episodes that her mother was after her life.
And so, she went about wishing her mother death, until she discovered that she had dysfunctional thought patterns and beliefs that switches her most favorite to her least favorite.
She shared a beautiful picture with her darling mum and captioned it:
“This is a video of me and my biological Mom. I loved her intensely when I was younger. She was, and still is my best friend. However, as I got older, I began to dislike and develop a deep hatred for her. I had nightmares and hallucinations that supported my euphoria.
Sadly, many men of God told me after several man!c episodes that she was after my life. And so I went about wishing her death and spewing despicable things about her.
Looking back now at my mental health challenges and journey, it’s laughable to know that those dysfunctional thought patterns and beliefs of mine were a disorder, a chemical reaction in the brain waves that switches your “most favorite” to “your least favorite”.
Dear reader, many people have been emotionally torn apart from their loved ones due to underlying mental conditions. They’d come up with all sorts of negative stories to back up their disillusioned claims. Thankfully, there are pills for those weird inexplicable feelings. Did you know?
Today is my mother’s birthday and I’m grateful to have realized it was all a sickness in my head while she’s still alive. I love you deeply Mommy. You’re a blessed woman. 9 Grandchildren and still counting.
Mental illness or not, Momma raised a Queen.”