She is a woman who seems to have it all, as Ma-Z on Mzansi’s Lockdown and Lindiwe Xulu on Uzalo, talented and much loved celebrity, actress Dawn Thandeka King has become a household name across South, her adoring fans none the wiser to the inner turmoil that was often raging inside her.
Dawn recently opened up to TshisaLIVE about her battle with depression and anxiety in the hope that talking about it publicly, would both help her to heal and help others to not be afraid to admit that they needed help. She said in the interview that it was after a particularly gruelling shooting schedule that she ended up in hospital, ” The environment, anxiety, exhaustion-you name it. Even though I was doing well in my career, my body needed rest and so it shut down. I couldn’t move. It was a difficult place to be in.” This was when she says she decided to speak out about her disorder.
Dawn says she is learning to handle her depression through meditation and constant communication with those closest to her. The popular celebrity went on to say that that being on Uzalo also helps her to process her emotions.
