Browsing: Mental Health
Depression
Depression What is depression? Most people sometimes feel unhappy, sad, miserable or just down. Depression…
Lock down : Coping with Anxiety
How can I cope with anxiety? A recent study done by Afriforte (MyCovid19Experiences© ) indicated…
How to cope with anxiety
Anxiety ”Anxiety robs you of the good and joy around us and makes think you…
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder On being bipolar: “The high is tremendous. Ideas and feelings of eupohoria flow…
Grief / Loss
Grief : loss, mourning “So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is…
Mental health: how do I talk to my parents?
Mental health: how do I talk to my parents? 83% of young people say they do…
Suffering from Low Self-Esteem?
Do you have low self-esteem? Having a low opinion of yourself is not modesty -…
Feeling suicidal?
Feeling suicidal? To commit suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Feeling suicidal…
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…
Suicidal thoughts in teens
Suicidal thoughts in teens “Nothing matters.” “I wonder how many people would come to my…
Coping with difficult emotions
Coping with difficult emotions “Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not;…
Adult Grooming
Adult Grooming ”Grooming works by mixing positive behaviours with elements of abuse. At the beginning,…
Fear- how to overcome it
Fear – how to overcome it. Fear doesn’t stop death, it stops life. We are…
Panic Attack?
Do you suffer from panic attacks? Panic attacks is a sudden overwhelming feeling of acute…
Covid: Coping with long term changes
Covid: Coping with long term changes The corona virus made sure 2020 will be remembered…
COvid-19: Coping with isolation during Lock Down
How to cope with the sudden isolation during lock down Scott Kelly lived on a…
Toxic parents – how to survive them
Toxic parents – how to survive them What is a toxic parent A parent who won’t…
Antisocial Personality Disorder
”Psychopaths & Sociopaths” ”The evil deny the suffering of their guilt – the painful awareness…
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder To the victims of Narcissists: ”What you allow is what will continue”…
Anger
Anger Anger doesn’t solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything. Anger is…
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…
The Secret to Lasting Relationships
Emotional maturity Emotionally mature people find it easy to build and maintain relationships. ”Emotional maturity…
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder “I’m so good at beginnings, but in the end I always seem to…
Self harm
Self harm “I cut myself because you wouldn’t let me cry. I cried because you…
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…
Is there a connection between childhood trauma and depression
Is there a connection between childhood trauma and depression Often people who struggle with depression,…
Social Anxiety Disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder Loneliness, fear, intense shyness, humiliation, embarrassment, avoidance, sweating, blushing – this is…
Unemployment & Depression
Unemployment & Depression The relationship between depression and unemployment poses a unique problem – the…
How news & fake news is messing with our brains
Does news & fake news effect our mental well-being? Never before in the history of…
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…
Burnout – Professional Exhaustion Syndrome
Burnout – Professional Exhaustion Syndrome What is burnout? The central symptom of burnout is total…
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder Schizoid personality disorder is one of a group of conditions called “Cluster…
Personality Disorders
Personality Disorders What Are Personality Disorders? People with personality disorders have long-standing patterns of thinking…
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 it’self – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified,…
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Separation Anxiety Disorder Separation anxiety disorder (SAD), is an anxiety disorder in which an individual…
Eating Disorders
Eating disorders ”Dead girl walking”, the boys say in the hall ”Tell us your secret”,…
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) “PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous…
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…
Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterised by recurrent binge eating, followed by…
Binge Eating
Binge Eating Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is commonly known by compulsive overeating or consuming abnormal…
Anorexia Nervosa
ANOREXIA NERVOSA Anorexia kills people. In fact, this disease enjoys the highest fatality rate of any…