Masasa Mbangeni shares why she advocates for therapy for depression

HHP's death earlier this week has sparked a conversation about depression and actress Masasa Mbangeni has shared her piece as well highlighting that she's a big advocate for therapy. 

HHP died on Wednesday and although the cause of death is yet to be confirmed, he has openly discussed his struggles with depression in the past.

Another artist, award-winning actress Shoki Mokgapa was buried just last month after losing the lengthy battle to clinical depression. Her management confirmed that she took her own life.

Masasa highlighted the fact that therapy is expensive but she had known it to be a great method of dealing with depression.

Masasa also shared that she was suffering from PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and implored people to be kind to others as they never know what they are currently dealing with behind their smiles.

Lalla Hirayama also recently opened up about her experiences as a person who was diagnosed with PCOS.

"When I was first diagnosed I felt like I'd been handed a death sentence - I was told that it would be difficult for me to fall pregnant and that I could have a heart attack," she said.

Depression has been a dominating topic on social media this week. Other celebrities that have opened up about depression including Skolopad, Thandeka Dawn King, Riky Rick, Simphiwe Dana among many others.

Acumen Media's analysis of the week's trending topics on social media revealed  that the HHP's death and subsequent discussions on depression were the trending topic in online conversations.