Browsing: Mental Health
How to Build Self-Esteem
Do you have low self-esteem? Having a low opinion of yourself is not modesty -…
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder To the victims of Narcissists: ”What you allow is what will continue”…
Anger Management
Anger Management Anger control and management tip 1: Explore what’s really behind your anger If…
Feeling suicidal shouldn’t be a secret
Feeling suicidal? To commit suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. About 1…
Adult Grooming
Adult Grooming ”Grooming works by mixing positive behaviours with elements of abuse. At the beginning,…
Depression
Depression What is depression? Most people sometimes feel unhappy, sad, miserable or just down. Depression…
Coping with ”Woundedness” & Loss after Trauma
Trauma = woundedness = loss Trauma can be described as any incident or experience that…
Toxic parents – how to survive them
Toxic parents – how to survive them What is a toxic parent A parent who won’t…
Trauma: Can it be ”stored” in your body?
Trauma: Can it be ”stored” in your body? “PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral…
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…
Is there a connection between childhood trauma and depression
Is there a connection between childhood trauma and depression Often people who struggle with depression,…
Burnout – Professional Exhaustion Syndrome
Burnout – Professional Exhaustion Syndrome What is burnout? The central symptom of burnout is total…
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:…
Anxiety
Anxiety “These mountains you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb….” Nawja Zebian Do…
Depression in the elderly
Depression in the elderly “The sun stopped shining for me is all. The whole story…
Grounding: finding calm in life’s storm
Grounding: finding calm in life’s storm Grounding example from Scott Jeffrey ‘’You’re walking barefoot on…
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder On being bipolar: “Having the motivation to change the world one moment, then not…
Panic Disorder
Panic Disorder Panic attacks is a sudden overwhelming feeling of acute and disabling anxiety. It…
Self harm- is it the result of unbearable inner turmoil?
Self harm Cutting is not a trend, it’s an addiction. It’s like screaming , but…
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)…
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…
Anger
Anger Anger doesn’t solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything. Anger is…
Eating Disorders
Eating disorders ”Dead girl walking”, the boys say in the hall ”Tell us your secret”,…
Trauma
Trauma “God has mercifully ordered that the human brain works slowly; first the blow, hours…
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) “PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous…
Self talk
Self talk What is self-talk? Self Talk is your communication with yourself in a way…
Grief
Grief “So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we…
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…
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder “I’m so good at beginnings, but in the end I always seem to…
Parenting Tips for ADHD
Parenting Tips for ADHD In order to meet the challenges of raising a child with ADHD,…
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder “I Always Knew There Was Something Different About Me.” Do you…