MENTAL WELLNESS AND SUICIDE AMONG YOUTH
https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/dn2/this-is-why-teens-in-kenya-are-committing-suicide-448948 According to mental health expert, Ms. Shibero Akatsa, the capacity to think, act andprocess emotion in a rational manner is diminished among young people, especiallywhen exposed to unbearable pressure, stress, drugs and alcohol.She said children in this state of mind are more likely to commit suicide and advicescaregivers to look beyond common forms of […]
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MY STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION AND CLOSE BRUSH WITH SUICIDE.
I remember at the age of fourteen, wishing I could wave a magic wand that would zapme to a different planet or world, where I could become somebody else, because Ihated my life and the person I was. This was when it all started. I felt I didn’t ‘fit in’, anywhere at all. Through primary […]
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Why It’s Important to Understand if Your Teen Is Depressed
In Africa, nearly 37 million adolescents (aged 10–19) live with a mental disorder, with anxiety and depression affecting almost 50 per cent of them. Suicide is also the ninth most common cause of death among the above age group. (www.unicef.org/media/109886). From the above statistics, a large percentage of adolescents are affected by depression. It is […]
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YOU CAN BE HAPPILY SINGLE
I remember when I came returned from the USA after my studies at the tender age of28 years. I was single and found most of my high school buddies were married, mostwith children. I faced many questions. “Why Are You Still Single?” At that age, the number of questions I was asked by well-intentioned friends, […]
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LADIES OUT OF YOUR HIDING PLACE…THERE IS NOSHAME IN GETTING SEPARATED OR DIVORCED
This is for the women who are experiencing the shame and guilt for being forced to gothrough divorce/separation and for those who have had to make the decision to godown this road because of their unique circumstances.And the shame that comes from being stigmatized for being a ‘scarlet’ woman, and thefeelings of guilt for having […]
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FACING SEPARATION OR DIVORCE?
You don’t have to go through this alone. I went through my own separation in 2006, andcompleted the divorce in 2015. I know firsthandwhat it’s like to experience the emotional pain,anger, and fear that occur during divorce. I havebeen right where you are.Divorce is something I never thought about or evencontemplated but it can happen […]
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HELP! I AM MARRIED TO A MAN WHO IS NARCISSISTIC
I was married to a narcissistic man. No matter how many prayers I said, how many tears I cried, or how many times I begged, screamed, and hoped he’d change….it only got from bad to worse, to the point of almost killing me.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SAFETY PLANNING
When my ex-husband almost killed me, though I had seen the red flags screaming ‘beware the potential for domestic violence at hand’ the last thing on my mind was a safety plan for our daughter and myself. So when it happened, I was totally powerless as to what to do….
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Yellow Nail Polish: The Cyclical Nature of Depression
At about the age of seven, I begged my mom to buy me a bottle of neon yellow nail polish. After a few minutes (or what must have felt like an eon to my dear mother) of pleading, she caved.
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GETTING OUT OF AN EMOTIONALLY ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP
Okay, so how do you deal with an emotionally abusive relationship? If you're wondering whether you should leave an emotionally abusive relationship, just know that it gets worse.
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