Not every struggle is loud. Sometimes it creeps in quietly, the exhaustion, the numbness, the feeling that something’s just… off. You wake up tired, not from sleep, but from existing. Even the thought of going to work feels like a full-day task. Yaani ukikumbuka unaenda job, moyo huisha. Nothing terrible has happened, but everything feels heavy.
You start to detach. The things that once made you smile don’t do it anymore. Work feels empty, music is noise, and your social battery is? Finished before noon. You can’t hold a proper conversation, and suddenly even your friends feel like strangers. You overthink every choice from what to wear to whether your text sounded “too much.”
And then the coping kicks in. You eat just to feel okay. Or you isolate. Or binge-watch shows you’re not even paying attention to. My mum always says I crave fries every time I’m broke. Mandi and I used our last 150 bob on a hot dog just to feel consoled for a few minutes.
The truth? You’re not lazy, broken, or dramatic. You just might need to talk to someone.
Convo Africa helps you do exactly that by bringing the “someone” right to your screen.
