We are entering the festive season and this signifies moments of pleasure for most people but if you are battling mental illness, they can actually pose as a moment of great anxiety. Below I have just written some of the things that you can do to decrease the anxiety that comes with holidays. Do not…
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Learning that someone close to you has a serious illness is a scary experience. You may feel afraid, helpless, and alone, even a little disoriented. It’s hard to know how to handle the situation since it is likely that you have no training for this. Then you find that schedules are interrupted, roles may be…
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If there is one lesson that I will never forget from my mum is, ‘acceptance of things we cannot change.’ As human beings, we always want to feel in control and one of the hardest things for us is to feel that we are out of our depth. Especially if you are somebody who holds…
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If you have never had heartbreak in your life, then you are one of the few ones who have never managed to love truly. Heartbreak doesn’t just come from a relationship breakup, there are many things that cause heartbreak some of which actually have nothing to do with relationships. If we can bandage our physical…
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When you lose something you dearly love, be it a person or any other thing, you go through grief. Sometimes at the time of loss people may come to comfort you but after a couple of days or weeks, it feels like everybody has gone back to their lives and forgotten about your loss. Whilst…
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What does one achieve by prioritizing mental health? Ultimately what one achieves, is the ability to be able to deal with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and be able to make a contribution to one’s community. What is mental health? Mental health is a state of well-being that encompasses the emotional, psychological, and…
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Ruminating is a decorative word for having the same negative thoughts over and over again. If the thoughts are about the past, they are often about mistakes you think you made, or about feelings of guilt or regret for past decisions. These repetitive thoughts have been found to be associated with depression, in that they…
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Being alone and loneliness are different concepts. Social isolation or being alone is the objective physical separation from other people while loneliness is the subjective distressed feeling of being alone or separated even with people around. The misery and suffering caused by chronic loneliness are very real and warrant attention. The Importance of Human Connection We all…
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A lot of times we hear people speak about forgiveness and most people do agree that forgiveness is good yet again it is so difficult and sometimes even more painful to forgive the wrong that has been done to us. However one cannot experience emotional peace without it. What is not forgiveness? Most people find…
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Children become overwhelmed with emotions, and by the time they’re feeling angry or resentful, it is already too late to control it. The time to teach kids about how to handle emotions is before they are faced with a crisis. Your goal is to help your child learn better and healthier ways of managing their…
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