Have you ever noticed that sometimes it’s like our mind has a mind of its own? We find our mind going round and round in circles about a problem or life in general, but then we notice that we are not getting to a solution or clarity. As a matter of fact, it could leave …
Ever noticed how you switch from being playful to being too serious. How you can be really pessimistic and sometimes optimistic? Caring and compassionate today, cold tomorrow? Almost like you have two or more personalities? If you’re like the rest of us, you’ve probably gone online, searched on google, seen Multiple personality disorder or Disassociative …
Are There Two of You: Breaking the Myths about Split Personalities Read More »
The TV game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, has the ask the audience lifeline. I found it quite rare for anyone to go against the audience popular opinion. This is partly linked to it: Finding it hard to believe that the large audience will be wrong The need to play it safe and …
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Self-herding is a form of heuristic technique of thinking. As Dan Ariely defines it, self herding is our tendency to follow the same decisions we have made in the past (i.e. our current or future decision are influenced by our previous decisions. )The concept has also been applied to animals… But, let’s stick to the human part.
The benefits of laughter to our physical health, mental health, psychological well-being, social interactions, and coping strategy cannot be overemphasized. Let’s start with a story It was in 1964 when a young man was diagnosed with a type of cancer, Ankylosing Spondylitis. It caused so much pain and was considered fatal. He had a 1-to-500 …
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Before we have that little chit-chat about anxiety, it’s important for us to clear the air. Anxiety is normal. How do you think our body and mind will respond when there is a stressful situation? For example, how the body and mind will respond when you need only five points to emerge as the winner …
In a previous article, we mentioned several effects of bullying on all parties involved. That is to say, they ranged from physical effects, behavioral effects, to psychological effects. While we are aware of these effects, we need to also know what can be done about bullying. Thus, our self-help tips to manage bullying experiences. Because …
We all want a stress-free life. Realistically, a stress-free life is not achievable. At different times in our lives, that is to say, we will go through stressful situations. For example, they say, living in Lagos, Nigeria is stressful on its own. However, managing stressful situations and adapting well towards growth can be summarized as …
What do you think about when you hear the word ‘resilience’ or ‘resilient’? Do you think of Sunday who has a deadline to pay back a loan before the interest rate doubles? Or Mary whose father just got diagnosed with stroke? How about Emeka, who lost his mom and the burial bills are worrisome? We …
When you have ADHD, you may feel like you’re on a highway in Lagos — everyone’s driving like their bonnet’s on fire. This can feel extremely overwhelming, but you have no choice. Consequently, we have put together self-help tips for ADHD to help people cope. There’s a general belief that mental health challenges can’t be …
https://media.giphy.com/media/jkPTSxuolA5jy/giphy.mp4 Shola is just getting back from lectures. His lecturer gave them a term paper to be submitted by the end of the semester, that’s in three months. He figures three months seems far away, so there’s no need to start immediately. He’ll start next week, for now, she has can rest. The next week …
From enjoying the power to feeling good about themselves, people bully others for a wide range of reasons. The hostility involved in bullying conflicts with empathy. Bullies can also, on the other hand, engage in bullying for the sole sake of it being their coping mechanism. In the sense, it could be the only way …
In Nigeria, it is commonplace to find teachers, and parents, calling children with difficulties in attention”busy body”, “unserious child” or more demeaning words like “stupid”. If you have ever been in this circle, it will probably come as a shock to you that there is a mental health challenge called Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, ADHD …
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When it comes to bullying, the bully and the bullied are both affected. The pangs of bullying are inevitable and they can stay long-term, sometimes for a lifetime. Recent research shows that when an individual is being bullied they mostly do not report the bully cases. This can be attributed to the shame of being a …
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Pregnancy and Childbirth can be a very exciting yet an emotionally and physically draining time in the life of a mother. It definitely takes its toll on her mental health. Because of how fragile a new born is, all attention is shifted from the mother to the baby. This is one reason why it is …
For many, the internet is a place of escape. It’s a place to rebuild oneself in the image we like. It’s a place where people can talk to anybody, anyhow they deem appropriate, without being held accountable.. The animosity of the internet gives people this confidence. With this new-found freedom, comes a new word – cyberbullying. …
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Usually, when we find ourselves talking about pregnancy-related challenges in Nigeria, postpartum depression (PPD for short) doesn’t top the list. Nonetheless, recent data have reported that depression is the most common postpartum complication. In simple terms, postpartum depression is a type of depression that occurs after childbirth. It is a mental health condition that affects …
“I am my own critic”, “I criticize myself before others do”Does this sound like you? It’s okay to be self-aware and try to make ourselves better, but when we find ourselves telling ourselves negative words or having thoughts that leave us feeling inferior, unloved, incompetent that is a problem called self-bullying. It may sound …
Let’s do basic research on addiction Ask someone close to you to describe a person struggling with addiction. They will usually give a stereotypical description of someone addicted to ‘hard’ drugs such as heroin or cocaine. When the word ‘Addiction’ is mentioned, our mind often scrambles down to drug abuse or the excessive use of …
Have you ever found yourself craving, and eating a slice, maybe two, or should we just say the entire box of a medium-sized pizza because it was a really “bad day”? Does it sound like ice cream, chocolate, or a big plate of rice for you? In Nigeria, we justify by saying we cannot coman kill …
Wondering what you should know before your first session and how you should prepare? It is estimated that 1 in 4 persons are struggling, but a lot of people have never been to therapy, especially if you make that judgment with Nigeria in mind, particularly Lagos and Abuja. First of all, if you are going …