Browsing: Mental Health
Are you feeling suicidal?
“Place your hand over your heart; can you feel it? That is called purpose. You’re…
Depression
What is depression? Most people sometimes feel unhappy, sad, miserable or just down. Depression is…
Anxiety
”Anxiety robs you of the good and joy around us and makes think you always…
Anger
Anger doesn’t solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything. Anger is one…
Borderline Personality Disorder
“I’m so good at beginnings, but in the end, I always seem to destroy everything,…
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
“PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous proportions with massive repercussions.”…
Eating Disorders
”Dead girl walking”, the boys say in the hall ”Tell us your secret”, the girls…
Unemployment & Depression
The relationship between depression and unemployment poses a unique problem – the more you can’t…
Self harm
“I cut myself because you wouldn’t let me cry. I cried because you wouldn’t let…
Is there a connection between childhood trauma and depression
Often people who struggle with depression, anxiety, suicide, and self-destructive behaviours as adults have a…
Adult Grooming
Adult Grooming ”Grooming works by mixing positive behaviours with elements of abuse. At the beginning,…
Antisocial Personality Disorder
”The evil deny the suffering of their guilt – the painful awareness of their sin,…
Emotional maturity
Emotional maturity -The secret to healthy relationships Emotionally mature people find it easy to build…
Panic Attack?
Panic Attack? A Panic Attack is a sudden overwhelming feeling of acute and disabling anxiety.…
Dealing with trauma
A self-help course to help you deal with acute trauma Trauma is an emotional response…
Self-talk
Self-talk What is self-talk? Self-talk is your communication with yourself in a way that helps…
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder To the victims of Narcissists: ”What you allow is what will continue”…
Grief / Loss
Grief: loss, mourning “It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold…
Burnout – Professional Exhaustion Syndrome
Burnout – Professional Exhaustion Syndrome What is burnout? The main symptom of burnout is total…
Suicidal thoughts in teens
Suicidal thoughts in teens “Nothing matters.” “I wonder how many people would come to my…
Anorexia Nervosa
ANOREXIA NERVOSA Anorexia kills people. In fact, this disease enjoys the highest fatality rate of any…
Do you have Low Self-Esteem?
Do you have low self-esteem? Having a low opinion of yourself is not modesty -…
Lock down : Coping with Anxiety
How can I cope with anxiety? A recent study done by Afriforte (MyCovid19Experiences© ) indicated…
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder On being bipolar: “The high is tremendous. Ideas and feelings of euphoria flow…
How do I talk to my parents?
Mental health: how do I talk to my parents? 83% of young people say they do…
The poison of guilt
The poison of guilt Guilt is a powerful emotion. It is defined by the Cambridge…
Grounding: finding calm in life’s storm
Grounding: finding calm in life’s storm Grounding is a practice that can help you pull away…
Coping with difficult emotions
Coping with difficult emotions “Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not,…
Fear- how to overcome it
Fear – how to overcome it. Fear doesn’t stop death, it stops life. We are…
Covid: Coping with long term changes
Infectious diseases & the 21st century The coronavirus made sure 2020 will be remembered as…
COvid-19: Coping with isolation during Lockdown
How to cope with isolation during the lockdown Scott Kelly lived on a space station…
Toxic parents – how to survive them
Toxic parents – how to survive them What is a toxic parent? A parent who…
Trauma – why are memories of past trauma haunting me now?
Trauma: why are memories of past trauma haunting me now? You had a traumatic experience(s)…
The poison of self-pity
The poison of self-pity Of all human emotions, perhaps the most useless and destructive is…
Corona: Tips For Social Distancing, Quarantine & Isolation
Tips For Social Distancing, Quarantine, And Isolation During An Infectious Disease Outbreak What Is Social…
Trauma
Trauma “God has mercifully ordered that the human brain works slowly; first, the blow, hours…
Coping with ”Woundedness” & Loss after Trauma
Trauma = woundedness = loss Trauma can be described as any incident or experience that…
Trauma: Can it be ”stored” in your body?
Trauma: Can it be ”stored” in your body? “PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral…
Social Anxiety Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder Loneliness, fear, intense shyness, humiliation, embarrassment, avoidance, sweating, blushing – this is…
How news & fake news is messing with our brains
Does news & fake news affect our mental well-being? We overwhelmed with so much information…
Depression in women
Depression in women Fast facts on depression & anxiety in South Africa, according to SADAG:…
Depression in the elderly
Depression in the elderly “The sun stopped shining for me, is all. The whole story…
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder A schizoid personality disorder is a group of conditions called “Cluster ‘A’…
Personality Disorders
Personality Disorders What Are Personality Disorders? People with personality disorders have long-standing thinking patterns and…
Children with ADHD and screen time
Children with ADHD and screen time Parent: ”I know that my child can’t have ADHD.…
Phobias
Phobias “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified,…
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Separation Anxiety Disorder Many infants become anxious when they are separated from their primary caregivers…
PICA
PICA Pica is the persistent eating of substances such as dirt or paint that have…
Obesity
OBESITY Epidemic obesity is arguably the gravest public health crisis we face and inarguably the…
EDNOS
EDNOS Eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) is an eating disorder that does not meet…