Siyabulela Deli (also known as TaFie 21) and Fash Ngobese (also known as Bergie Fash), two famous and well-known comedians and actors, recently teamed together and used social media to open a discussion about the challenges and issues young people are going through. The aim of this campaign was to seek ways and methods to help those who are feeling depressed or overwhelmed by the pressures of life.
https://twitter.com/defeatdepressed/status/984460516251897856
The campaign was officially launched on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, with the hashtag #DepressedButNotDefeated taking Twitter by storm. Many young people came forward and used the hashtag as a platform to tell their stories. The campaign received over 8000 tweets and trended for two consecutive days on Twitter, with young people taking advantage of this hashtag to share their stories about living with depression.
Lost my grandmother in 2009 and my mum lost control of everything, I had to spend my high school years (2010-2014) taking care of my 3 siblings and the house. I never did well in my matric and couldn't get into varsity.
[Thread]#DepressedButNotDefeated— XIX.I.XXXX🕊 (@SihleTumani) April 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/TiffanieMthembu/status/984301921929433089
https://twitter.com/syleena11/status/984144454079668227
https://twitter.com/Mikateko_Ndlovu/status/984150613389926400
Depression is serious 😭😭😭. #DepressedButNotDefeated pic.twitter.com/ecU4IYcuX0
— DR Gale (@Mr_B_Gale) April 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/Tebza_lmt16/status/984156443061432326
When I was in high school, I went through 2 years of therapy/counselling. My parents knew nothing about, they still don't. They would have never understood how I felt, cos in my culture there's no such thing as depression. 😢😢😢 #DepressedButNotDefeated
— Dudu Mphahlele (@DuduDee22) April 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/kay_gumbie/status/984700946549825536
“#DepressedButNotDefeated is the most empowering hashtag I’ve seen in a while.”-Twitter Queen Karabo Mokgoko
#DepressedButNotDefeated is the most empowering hashtag I’ve seen in a while.
I’ve been there. Getting help is the best thing you can do for yourself. I know speaking to someone is not easy but once I did, the worst was over.
— Karabo Mokgoko 🦄🌞 (@Karabo_Mokgoko) April 11, 2018
You can follow Depressed but Not Defeated on Twitter @Defeatdepressed, and on Instagram and Defeated but Not Depressed Campaign on Facebook. If you know of someone who may be at risk of being suicidal or who is feeling depressed, or if you need help, call Sadag suicide crisis helpline, on 0800 567 567 or 0800 70 80 90, and speak to a counsellor; they can help you.
