Build mental resilience against trolls – Okyeame Kwame advises celebrities 

Celebrated Ghanaian musician and cultural icon, Kwame Nsiah-Apau, professionally known as Okyeame Kwame, has recently emphasized the importance of building mental resilience against online trolls, particularly for celebrities. 

In an era where social media and other traditional media provide a platform for instant communication and interaction, celebrities often find themselves subjected to criticism, negativity, and trolling. However,

Okyeame Kwame, known for his thoughtful perspectives, is advocating for mental strength as a crucial tool to combat the detrimental effects of cyberbullying. 

The crooner, who is also known as ‘Rap Doctor’, while speaking with Kwame Dadzie on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z asked fellow celebrities to develop a resilient mindset, emphasizing that negative comments should not define one’s self-worth.

The ‘Small Small’ hitmaker further highlighted the impact of constant public scrutiny on mental health, urging individuals to prioritize self-care and emotional well-being. By building mental resilience, celebrities can shield themselves from the emotional toll that online trolls may inflict.

“I think that you need to build mental resilience; you personally. Because you need to understand that what people are doing, the world is not happening on your clock. Yes, you have 2.5 million followers on Instagram but they are following you to see something. When people insult you on Twitter and Facebook and others you shouldn’t own it because that is what they want to do.

”So build mental resilience and know that even though you are celebrated, the world is not happening on your clock and I think that if you do this and listen to your body, you don’t intoxicate yourself with too much data, too much reading, with too much alcohol, with too much pills, with too much sex, and you are in tune with yourself you can hear if your heart is about to get an attack,” he said 

The multiple award-winning singer to a greater extent opined that the media and other players in the entertainment industry owes it a duty to help protect the sanity of celebrities. He emphasized that some of the things the media report have adverse effects on the mental health of creatives. 

“Artistes are human beings. He comes to sit on platforms like this and speaks out his heart and shares his vulnerable moment. And then you take that part out and twist it for clickbait and then everyone is calling him. Because of that some girl he wants to marry says no, people are beginning to see him in a certain light, because you want clickbait. If you love the artiste, stop that,” he added.