Erica Nlewedim has revealed that she sought therapy after experiencing years of criticism following her participation in Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), saying she would never return to a reality show despite the financial benefits.
The reality star disclosed during an interview on Toke Moment, where she discussed the emotional toll of her appearance on the show and her decision to seek professional help.
“I’ll never go to a show like Big Brother Naija again in my life. I’m happy I did it because, of course, it changed my life money-wise, but I’m never doing it again if I’m given the opportunity,” she said.
“I was getting like three years of back-to-back insults. I had to see a therapist because of that show.”
Erica said she initially did not realise the extent to which the criticism was affecting her until she began experiencing anxiety.
“At first, I didn’t know that it was getting to me. It was like after three years of back-to-back insults,” she said.
“When I open Instagram, I just see notifications. I was always anxious, and I don’t like that.”
The actress said she sought therapy in 2024 and took a break from acting during the year to focus on herself.
“I went to therapy in 2024. 2024 was my quiet time. I didn’t act in any movie,” she said.
“I just decided to take a break in 2024. It was just last year I decided to start coming back. I’m happy I did that because there were a lot of things that I didn’t even realise were affecting me.”
Erica participated in the 2020 edition of BBNaija but was disqualified for breaching the house rules. In 2021, she disclosed that she had experienced “full-blown anxiety” after the show.
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