Browsing: Mental Health
Panic Attack? A Panic Attack is a sudden overwhelming feeling of acute and disabling anxiety.…
What is depression? Most people sometimes feel unhappy, sad, miserable or just down. Depression is…
”Anxiety robs you of the good and joy around us and makes you think you…
Narcissistic Personality Disorder To the victims of Narcissists: ”What you allow is what will continue”…
Fear doesn’t stop death, it stops life. We are born with only two innate fears…
My thoughts… “Nothing matters.” “I wonder how many people would come to my funeral?” “Sometimes,…
What is the secret to being good at relationships? Did you know emotionally mature people…
“It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold of life and…
Having a low opinion of yourself is not modesty – it is self-destruction. Bobbe Sommer…
“Loving or hating the life you are living is solely all in your repeated self-talk.”…
“Love addicts live in a chaotic world of desperate need and emotional despair.” What is…
The relationship between depression and unemployment poses a unique problem – the more you can’t…
Of all human emotions, perhaps the most useless and destructive is self-pity. Self-pity is excessive,…
“Place your hand over your heart; can you feel it? That is called purpose. You’re…
Music therapy has proved to help people with various psychological conditions, from depression and anxiety…
“I cut myself because you wouldn’t let me cry. I cried because you wouldn’t let…
Often people who struggle with depression, anxiety, suicide, and self-destructive behaviours as adults have a…
Can art be used as a weapon to combat stress and anxiety? As many as…
What is burnout? The main symptom of burnout is total exhaustion. It is the result…
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…
“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…
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder is characterised by excessive thoughts (obsessions) that lead to repetitive behaviours (compulsions). Obsessions…
”Dead girl walking”, the boys say in the hall ”Tell us your secret”, the girls…
”The evil deny the suffering of their guilt – the painful awareness of their sin,…
Anorexia kills people. In fact, this disease enjoys the highest fatality rate of any psychiatric disorder.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Phobias “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified,…
Many infants become anxious when they are separated from their primary caregivers ( parents).…
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…
Eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) is an eating disorder that does not meet the…
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterised by recurrent binge eating, followed by compensatory behaviours.…