WHY SHARON MUNDIA IS SET TO TAKE ANOTHER BREAK FROM VLOGGING

Lifestyle content creator Sharon Mundia, known for her unapologetically bold presence as This is Ess on her vlogs, has revealed she struggles with anxiety which has inconveniently affected her job. In the past few weeks, Mundia has not been uploading content on the video-sharing platform, and she has taken to her Instagram stories to narrate why will be time off work.

“Hello, you guys! I’ve been quiet for a little while (not sure if you noticed), but I’ve been thinking a lot, and I thought I should probably share where my head is at partly because I think talking about it will hopefully release the pent up anxiety, or panic thoughts that I’ve been carrying on my head and hopefully, some of it will start to dissipate.” She wrote.

According to her, the state of her mental health made her rethink if her content creation impacts society in any way because she has been doing it for money and numbers. She says that she will take a break to determine the kind of direction she wants to navigate with her career.

“I’ve started to question what I am doing, why I am doing it, and if it matters…the thing is that it isn’t the first time I’ve had these thoughts. If you follow me on YouTube, you’ve probably heard me talking about this in the last 5 months and possibly, even in the last couple of years. If I am being honest, you’ve probably heard me say that I just don’t feel clear on the direction my career is taking and whether it has a meaning…just all these existential types of questions.”

Adding, And so for a while there, I had decided to just focus on this being purely my job. So I’d just focus on the numbers…I was more about the numbers than I was about the work. But the thing with my work is that it is so tied to me. I can’t separate myself so easily when a lot of it revolves around what I am doing, thinking, feeling, etc. I had a conversation last night, and it helped me realise that the biggest thing for me is that I have completely lost track and my ‘why.”

“I’d just forgotten my ‘why.’ I was very clear on that right after the one-year break I took from content creation about 5 years ago, and I came back with such clarity. In fact, in the last one week or so, I’ve been wondering if that is what I need to do again, to take a year off. But maybe a year is much because of the bills. So, maybe what I need is a few weeks to just sit and think through this. Because I am not happy with where things are. I am really not happy.” She said.

Mundia further revealed that her current situation has seen her battle other after-effects as she is struggling to eat and even sleep. Before taking the stated break, she encouraged her followers to share their thoughts on how to tackle anxiety for a speedy recovery. She hoped to ride through the mental problems and resurface with a clear vision of her goals and a better way to handle her career.