Dancehall’s best-dressed Diva Lisa Hyper is a patient at the University Hospital of the West Indies. She got admitted on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. She is in stable condition.
Lisa told the Jamaica Observer that her illness had caused her to miss several dancehall events she was booked to perform. Three such events are Fyah in Da Ville alongside Skeng, a two-week stint in England, and one show in Manchester.
Lisa apologized to promoters for non-appearances
“I would like to apologize to the promoters and my fans, but my health struggles have pushed the situation beyond my control. Right now, I don’t know how long I will be on this ward, but when I get out, I am done with smoking,” she told the Observer.
Lisa Hyper
Lisa appealed to fellow artists and creatives to seek help if they struggled with mental illness.
In a recent interview on Bridge 99 FM with radio host Nikki Z, Lisa Hyper hinted that she struggles with mental illness. She said people with mental health challenges should not be ashamed to admit it. She urged her fellow artists and creatives who are affected to seek professional help to cope.
“When you have mental problems, seek help; nothing is wrong with it. Mental health [problems] “everybody guh through it. Me guh through it. Lisa Hype guh through. Suh oonu seek help. Don’t be too shame or full of pride or too much ego. Unuh seeks help, especially di artiste,” she said.
Lisa Hyper
Depression is a leading cause of illness and disability among adolescents. And suicide is the second-leading cause of adolescent death. One of every five young people worldwide will have experienced a mental illness before they turn 25. And about 70 percent of these disorders emerge by age 14 and often go undiagnosed or ignored for up to 10 years.
Jamaica has a considerable stigma associated with mental illness, often leading to avoidance, rejection, and even victimization. According to the 2017 Global Burden of Disease database, about 3 percent of Jamaicans have a depressive disorder, while 4.1 percent have an anxiety disorder.
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