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"I'M FINE", DEEPER LOOK BEYOND THE STATEMENT: UNDERSTANDING DEPRESSION

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  You have a day, you aren’t able to get out of bed or not able to do some grooming and when you go to school or work, you aren’t able to think or concentrate, and some of the people around you may say, “Stop being dramatic, you just have bad day” “Being moody or sulky is just a phase, stop looking for excuses” “Ah! Leave that person alone, some people are just weak” In the midst of all this, you may be feeling defeated and swamped by a huge unanswerable emotional weight, you are unable to shake. Sometimes, you may be feeling unable to express to who may really understand or realize what you are going through. What to do when stuck? From social media and the digital age, the term “depression” has become a buzzword that flies in many directions, and in many cultures and traditions, it is stigmatized, and crumpled the expression of many with complex situations to navigate. Therefore, what is depression? Depression Depression is a mental disorder, that is often charact...

THE TRUTHS OF HIS MIND AND HER MIND: UNWRAPPING THE MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATIONSHIPS

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If everything about your partner was laid out for you. How much information, would you both know about between each other? How much truth did you think they gave you when you first met? From the day they met, they had romantic getaways, lavish housing and cars, dinners at luxurious restaurants and whatever their fortune could imagine. Ted and Cindy, planned about the future, dreamt in the night sky and captured moments and memories. As much as they grew close, at times, Ted could never wonder why Cindy always had her first aid kit in her bathroom often restocked yet, she wasn’t hurt often. “Ah! Ted, all these clothes are just to feel prettier and I’m always cautious of the first aid kit items expiry dates” she always said. “But I already find you beautiful and you don’t seem physically different to need a first aid kit often?” Ted always asked. Likewise, Cindy could never always wonder why Ted, seemed to never want to talk about his childhood and family, and ended up taking a n...

STOPPING CRACKS AND BUILDING BRIDGES OF YOUNG MINDS: UNDERSTADNING MENTAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

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If, you have passed your childhood and adolescent stage, what would you do differently if you were a child or teen again?   And if you are a teen, what are some of the things you wish not to do and are excited to try?   Youth and exuberance versus wisdom and experience, are the duels of time that many have tried to master but just like a wet bar of soap, tend to always slip, when you don’t have a proper handle on things and often juggle the soap until you finally have proper handle on it.   Travelling the road of youth can feel like flying in the sky while trying to find wings in the vastness of the skies to fly. Freeing but very turbulent at the same time. Until, you begin to wonder, which mood or emotion is being shown and for what reason, and then you find yourself having to start from square one. It can be a challenge as a child, teen or parent to grapple with the erratic nature of the emotions occurring Often at times, the mental health of children an...