Browsing: Mental Health
“It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold of life and…
“I cut myself because you wouldn’t let me cry. I cried because you wouldn’t let…
”Anxiety robs you of the good and joy around us and makes think you always…
What is depression? Most people sometimes feel unhappy, sad, miserable or just down. Depression is…
“Place your hand over your heart; can you feel it? That is called purpose. You’re…
What is burnout? The main symptom of burnout is total exhaustion. It is the result…
”Grooming works by mixing positive behaviours with elements of abuse. At the beginning, all behaviours…
Disruptive, Impulse control & Conduct disorders¹ involve behaviour that violates major social norms and the…
Anger doesn’t solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything. Anger is one…
Of all human emotions, perhaps the most useless and destructive is self-pity. Self-pity is excessive,…
“I’m so good at beginnings, but in the end, I always seem to destroy everything,…
“PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous proportions with massive…
”Dead girl walking”, the boys say in the hall ”Tell us your secret”, the girls…
The relationship between depression and unemployment poses a unique problem – the more you can’t…
Often people who struggle with depression, anxiety, suicide, and self-destructive behaviours as adults have a…
”The evil deny the suffering of their guilt – the painful awareness of their sin,…
Emotional maturity -The secret to healthy relationships Emotionally mature people find it easy to build…
Panic Attack? A Panic Attack is a sudden overwhelming feeling of acute and disabling anxiety.…
A self-help course to help you deal with acute trauma Trauma is an emotional response…
“Loving or hating the life you are living is solely all in your repeated self-talk.”…
Narcissistic Personality Disorder To the victims of Narcissists: ”What you allow is what will continue”…
My thoughts… “Nothing matters.” “I wonder how many people would come to my funeral?” “Sometimes,…
Anorexia kills people. In fact, this disease enjoys the highest fatality rate of any psychiatric disorder.…
Having a low opinion of yourself is not modesty – it is self-destruction. Bobbe Sommer…
How can I cope with anxiety? A recent study done by Afriforte (MyCovid19Experiences© ) indicated…
On being bipolar: “The high is tremendous. Ideas and feelings of euphoria flow fast. You…
83% of young people say they do not have an adult in their life who…
Guilt is a powerful emotion. It is defined by the Cambridge dictionary¹ as ”a feeling…
Grounding: finding calm in life’s storm Grounding is a practice that can help you pull away…
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not, and often times we…
Fear doesn’t stop death, it stops life. We are born with only two innate fears…
Infectious diseases & the 21st century The coronavirus made sure 2020 will be remembered as…
How to cope with isolation during the lockdown Scott Kelly lived on a space station…
Toxic parents – how to survive them What is a toxic parent? A parent who…
Trauma: why are memories of past trauma haunting me now? You had a traumatic experience(s)…
Tips For Social Distancing, Quarantine, And Isolation During An Infectious Disease Outbreak What Is Social…
Trauma “God has mercifully ordered that the human brain works slowly; first, the blow, hours…
Trauma = woundedness = loss Trauma can be described as any incident or experience that…
Trauma: Can it be ”stored” in your body? “PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral…
Social Anxiety Disorder Loneliness, fear, intense shyness, humiliation, embarrassment, avoidance, sweating, blushing – this is…
Does news & fake news affect our mental well-being? We overwhelmed with so much information…
Depression in women Fast facts on depression & anxiety in South Africa, according to SADAG:…
Depression in the elderly “The sun stopped shining for me, is all. The whole story…
Schizoid personality disorder A schizoid personality disorder is a group of conditions called “Cluster ‘A’…
Personality Disorders What Are Personality Disorders? People with personality disorders have long-standing thinking patterns and…
Children with ADHD and screen time Parent: ”I know that my child can’t have ADHD.…
Phobias “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified,…
Separation Anxiety Disorder Many infants become anxious when they are separated from their primary caregivers…
Pica is an eating disorder characterised by the persistent eating of substances such as dirt…
Epidemic obesity is arguably the gravest public health crisis we face and inarguably the least…