Ykee Benda reveals that the long custody battle for his son with his ex-lover took a toll on him over two years ago, and he went through the worst depression of his life.

In a series of posts on his Snapchat account, Ykee Benda reveals that the battle for child custody made him cry a lot, and he lost himself in the process.

He further reveals how his babymama then left the country with their son without his knowledge, something that made him accept his situation, with the belief that it was God’s plan.

Ykee was always drained, unhappy, and his sleep had been deprived by the constant thoughts and stress. When he visited the doctor about his situation, he was told he could die if he didn’t regulate his stress levels.

He regards that as his wake-up call, and he has managed to heal from the 15-month nightmare. He tips people on how to manage chronic stress, as it is a silent killer.

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Ykee Benda’s Revelation

Chronic stress. Y’all shouldn’t play with carrying too much stress for too long, about 2 1/2 years ago, I was depressed for the longest after the long custody battle for my son, I tried to do right by the young man and everything just fell to deaf ears.

I have always been the SELF LOVE advocate and I really was that in my life, nothing took my joy away until that young man came into my life man, (not his fault ofcos) I have never cried for human being in my life but I cried for months for that ninja.

I lost myself but nobody could tell because I am the vibe king and I stopped talking about it, because I figured nobody would even have a solution, I gained so much weight, couldn’t sleep for a full year I think just you lie down for 3 hrs and boom, you wake up and you have absolutely nothing on your mind except the lack of peace.

Until I learnt she disappeared with him out of this country without my knowledge did I say to myself that man, maybe this just what God wants…..About a week from then I visited a doctor about my sleep issues (my wife doesn’t even know this ).

I was told I could die if I dint work on my tress levels and that it all had to begin with acceptance; I freaked out and probably that was my wake up call because I was so fat even when I tried to cut down on my food, nothing worked.

I would get panic attacks by just seeing his pictures, until Jan 2025 I started working on myself and choosing myself.

It’s taken me about 15 months to feel alive again that even during my own function, I was just on survival mode but God is gracious, I let the boy go because I think that’s the only thing that would give his mother peace please manage your stress.

Accept what you can’t control and be grateful for what life has afforded you because it could be taken away, not here for anyone to feel sorry for me or sm shit like that am here to tell you, I beat it and so can you, ONE LOVE.