Top 10 Tips To Help Your Mental Health During COVID-19 Pandemic
We have all been asked to stay at home. The COVID-19 pandemic has been shown to increase levels of stress, fear, and anxiety. Learn how to cope…
How To Cope With Children In Crisis Times
Learn tips on how to cope with children during crisis periods, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic
Stress and Uncertainties During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Online consultations provide a feasible psychological care and therapy during the pandemic. You can enjoy our free online therapy with our professionals via video or audio calls from the comfort of your home.
4 Top Reasons People Don’t Seek Help
There are many reasons people don’t seek help for a mental health challenge and we will address our top 4 as it relates to anxiety. First, a story… The first time it happened to Temilade was five years ago. It was strange – the tingling, the pumping, the loss of breath, the sweating and that …
Depression – Symptom, Types, Causes, Treatment, Self-care
More often than not, people equate depression with sadness. So is it safe to say since we have all been sad, therefore we have all been depressed? No! Depression is more than just sadness. Sadness is a normal human response to perceived unfavorable situations. This is one of the myths debunked on 18 myths of …
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The Effects Of Trauma Does Not Have to Last a Lifetime
Let us begin by defining what trauma really is. There are many definitions of trauma, but the one I find easy to understand is the definition provided by the American Psychological Association (APA). Trauma was defined as the “emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape, or natural disaster”. Other events adds to …
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To Make Or Mar – Managing Your Marriage and Relationship
I watched her as she sobbed, deep heart wrenching sobs. She tried to continue talking but the tears were so intense she could barely talk. “It’s okay”, I said to her “Take your time; I’m listening when you’re ready to go on” She pulled out more tissue papers from the box I gave her to …
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18 Myths Of Depression Revealed
‘Myths and Legends’ is my favorite movie of all times. Okay, let me be truthful, I have never seen the movie… was it a movie in the first place? I’ll just ask the legends. Ha! Now lets get serious. As humans, when we don’t understand, we mystify, build up a logical explanation or attach a …
What You Need To Know About Dyslexia
What defines intelligence to you – reading, speaking, or just a beautiful handwriting? Dyslexia is the inability to relate the sounds of words with the letters that create the words so it becomes difficult to read, write and speak even when general intelligence is not affected. Technically speaking, it is a neurological learning disability that …
What Pains? My Difficulties Matter.
It always amazing hearing people talk about their childhood experiences with so much joy, excitement and that spark in their eyes. If only they could see how hard I work to suppress, or even delete, mine from my memory. Now someone may ask the question why I should have those thoughts. If you were like …
Traumas and Our Mental Health
“So Nigerians too are traumatized?” That was my elder brother’s surprise at some point in our discussion on clinical psychology during his last visit to Nigeria. It was like the forbidden train has moved the course to Nigeria. Hmmm, like seriously… If you were like us while growing up in Nigeria, the word traumatized felt …
Dealing With High Maintenance Relationship
Let Me Tell You a Story… I had always wanted a car, nothing expensive, perhaps a Range Rover Evogue 2017 would do. As I said, nothing expensive! Finally my dream came true. Tony was selling at a fantastic price. I couldn’t believe my luck. “How much last, you know this car is not new” Without any …