Chude Jideonwo has released a deeply personal memoir titled How Depression Saved My Life, chronicling his journey through clinical depression, Tourette’s syndrome, and a near-suicidal moment on Lagos’s Eko Bridge. Published by Narrative Landscape Press, the book spans a decade of his life — from public success in media and civic influence to private moments of emotional unraveling and healing. Known for shaping national conversations through #WithChude, this book marks a quieter turn inward, one that trades commentary for confession.
What makes this story linger is not its vulnerability alone, but its timing. In a culture that celebrates visibility, ambition, and resilience without always acknowledging the cost, Chude’s memoir gently exposes the emotional debt that can accumulate behind achievement. His story sits at the intersection of purpose and pain — reminding us that success does not immunize the soul against loneliness, and that healing often begins when we stop performing strength.
By choosing honesty over silence, he reframes depression not as a failure of will, but as a signal — an invitation to listen more closely to the self we often neglect. Perhaps the quieter question this book leaves us with is this: what truths about our inner lives have we postponed, believing success would one day make them disappear?
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