Fashion designer Veekee James has revealed how damaging online rumours about her marriage affected her mental health, leading to a challenging encounter with depression.
In a candid chat with Nancy Isime, Veekee shared that claims suggesting she “snatched” her husband, Femi Atere, from a friend caused a period of deep emotional turmoil.
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She recalled, “I remember entering my room and not coming out for two days. I was crying and praying. The way God brought me out felt like a miracle, and I kept hearing more stories, which I laugh.”
Veekee described the experience as her first real brush with depression, admitting she hadn’t fully understood the condition until then. She said, “There was one that really shook me, and that was the period when we had to ask God to help us come out of it. Immediately, we came out of it; that was the end.”
She added, “It was a story about how I stole him from a friend, and we were sleeping with each other, which was all lies. And it almost put me into depression. That was the first time I got to know what people who say they feel depressed felt.”
Despite the challenges, Veekee credited her faith and inner strength for helping her overcome the difficult period, turning a painful chapter into a story of resilience.
