Defying Mental Illness

Tag: Zoe Onah

  • Quote of the week – Dreams

    Dreams What happens if you want to get somewhere but do not have a map or direction?  What are the chances of you getting there?  Very minimal. This is why we have dreams. We all have dreams. Our creativity is in our dreams, even the ones we have when we sleep.  Dreams are one place…

  • How to End Clutter in your Home in 5 Easy Steps

    An uncluttered home makes us feel a lot better.  It is inviting, airy and looks spacious.  It even looks more healthy.  For me, it also shows some order.   I always think if there are too many things piled up around me, it interferes with my thinking –  Chuck hears me sometimes saying “I can’t…

  • 5 Things The Mentally Ill would appreciate this Christmas

    For those challenged with mental illness, Christmas may be a difficult time for some. Symptoms may be more acute and the mentally ill can feel even more isolated at a time when there seems to be a lot of merriment and cheer going on. We can reach out to those challenged with mental illness and…

  • Don’t be lonely this Christmas

    Don’t be lonely this Christmas!   In 2013, Campaign to End Loneliness surveyed 1,000 UK General Practitioners (GP), i.e. doctors looking at loneliness and health in their patients.  Here are some of their findings: Over three quarters of the GPs we spoke to said they were seeing between one and five lonely people a day. One in…

  • 5 Lies Satan will tell you about Mental Illness

    Christians can find their faith taking a battering when faced with challenges such as mental illness.  Mental illness carries a dangerous stigma which often feeds the lies that ultimately affect faith.  One thought is that it is often felt that drugs and ‘reckless’ living leads to mental disorders.  Firstly this is not always true.   Secondly,…

  • Helping the Mentally Ill in Church

    Should anything be done in helping the mentally ill in Church?  Or is it something for the professionals?  The Church often can do one of several things when it comes to mental health issues.  The Church can: ignore or snob mental issues, leave the illness to professionals or pretend it does not exist.  Some believe that those who…