Explore mental health awareness articles covering key issues, campaigns and conversations shaping mental wellness across Nigeria and Africa. Stay informed and inspired.
Mental health awareness in Africa is important for various reasons, though the ignorance of the importance of mental health has led to a long history of neglect of mental health in Africa’s health and development policy agenda. Prioritising mental health comes with other healthcare benefits. And there are various reasons why mental health should no
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Are you looking for tips for coping with depression? Or for helping someone who is depressed? Then you are at the right place. In this blog post series, I will be sharing self-care tips that I use for getting through depression. These are tips for my African brothers and sisters struggling with depression or looking
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We all experience depression in different ways, and that has a lot to do with how we experience the world. How we deal with it differs too. But it is common for people going through depression to carry a persistent feeling of sadness, hopelessness and worthlessness. Quotes about depression give an insight into what it
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Many Christians experience depression. They often keep it to themselves, afraid of being judged by other Christians. That fear comes from the myths and misconceptions about depression that are common in our churches. Whether a Christian can be depressed is a controversial topic. People reach conclusions without understanding what depression actually is, and without turning
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Are you feeling sad, worthless, or weighed down by thoughts you cannot explain? Do you find yourself wanting to stay in bed all day and cry? Somewhere out there, someone else is feeling the same way right now. It is not a good feeling. It can weigh you down so much that you cannot get
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Mental illness in Africa and everything related to mental health is a topic that only a few talk about. There are many misconceptions and stereotypes about these topics. These misconceptions result in discrimination, judgement and maltreatment of people living with mental illness. And so, many of them, out of fear of being judged or discriminated
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When depressed, we may feel lonely and hopeless, but there are a lot of bible verses for depression that can uplift and encourage us. We all go through hard times and sad moments and sometimes feel down for various reasons. We may go through a period of sadness, grief, illness, money worries, stressful life events
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