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Depression Awareness and Suicide
It is Depression Awareness Week 2015. Depression on its own is hard to talk about. But these topics are necessary in order to save lives. That is why today we are looking at the even harder subject of Depression Awareness and Suicide. We must DO SOMETHING…NOW! Suicide is the most unfortunate end to a precious…
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How Your Mind Affects Your Feelings of Anxiety and Stress
By Andrea Gibbs Do you ever find yourself struggling to stay focused, on task, and calm during stressful situations? When you feel stressed out, your body is flooded with chemicals that negatively affect your mind. These chemicals and the thoughts they can create lead to a full-blown racing mind that makes it nearly impossible for…
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Signs of Burnout on the mental health of teenagers
By Betty Brown Burnout is a state of mental, emotional and physical exhaustion that occurs as a result of chronic stress. In teens, it is often triggered by study stress and is particularly common during exam season. These are common signs of burnout. Signs of burnout include poor sleep, irritability, self-isolation and loss of interest in…
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Doomscrolling Awareness
By Martin Preston Doomscrolling, meaning obsessively scanning social media and websites for bad news, can promote feelings of anxiety, and depression and can result in burnout. The high level of stress can cause a lack of appetite, and an inability to sleep and go about everyday tasks. Compulsively watching the news and doomscrooling can cause…
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Loneliness- Mental Health of The Traumatised
Loneliness is the theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Loneliness affects us in different ways at different stages in life. For teenagers, peer recognition is even more important than it is for adults. Trauma affects our response to challenging circumstances. For teenagers a common source of trauma is constant bullying by peers. Peer…
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Child Mental Health Awareness
Child Mental Health is key for the development of our societies for the future. This week in February is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme this year is “Growing Together”. It is aimed at encouraging us to consider how we have grown and also encourage others to grow. Mental health and wellbeing are as…