Popular Nollywood actor Timini Egbuson has sparked a vital conversation around mental health, clarifying that financial success does not automatically guarantee happiness or act as a cure for depression. The award-winning movie star shared his thoughts while responding to a viral post on X (formerly Twitter) where a user asserted that most people battling mental health struggles are simply broke, claiming, “You’re not depressed, you need 20 million naira.”
Diverging from the popular internet narrative that links emotional well-being strictly to financial status, Egbuson emphasized that depression is a deeply rooted clinical and emotional challenge that cuts across economic classes. The actor pointed out that wealthy individuals frequently suffer from severe depression despite their financial privilege, proving that a fat bank account cannot simply erase mental health struggles. By using his platform to address the viral claim, the film star urged fans to decouple emotional well-being from material wealth and approach mental health awareness with genuine empathy rather than reducing it to a lack of money.
