This archive report was first published on 4 August 2020.
Comedian and YouTuber Deborah Chebet Ronoh has spoken out about her struggles with panic attacks and her decision to quit her radio job at NRG Radio.
According to Ronoh, she was excited about her radio job but soon felt overwhelmed and wasn't giving it her all, leading her to quit.
She explained that she wasn't mentally prepared for her fast rise to fame, which led to her experiencing anxiety whenever she was around people.
"I left Brookhouse for my radio job. I was so excited about my first job and things were so great, everything was happening so fast and like everyone knew me and I didn’t actually mentally prepare myself," she said.
As she grew famous, Ronoh experienced anxiety and panic attacks, even when fans said Hi to her whenever they met.
She would drink herself stupid to calm herself down, in order to be comfortable around people.
"A lot of people especially older than me would stop me on the road and that began to give me anxiety. I didn’t know it was anxiety until I realized people would Hi and I panic," she stated.
Ronoh quit her radio job to focus on herself as a brand, but found it difficult because she had already lost friends and those who pretended to care and support her had also gone.
"When I quit my radio job, I wanted to focus on Ronoh but that was hard because a lot people were leaving me I didn’t have friends," she said.
She noted that she felt owned by people because everything she did was criticized, which only discouraged her and further broke her down.
However, all that is now in the past, and Ronoh is coming back, a new person.
