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10/10/2023

Did you know that homosexuality was listed as a mental illness in the first and second of the Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4695779/

Today, we ask ourselves why mental illnesses are so prominent or why the topic of mental health has become so popular. We think maybe we are weaker than our predecessors because all of it feels new.

But it's not!

The language around mental health and mental illnesses has changed drastically allowing us to talk about these subjects as they really are with minimal biases.

Today, on we celebrate the fact that the language has changed and continues to change for the better as we adapt to our new understanding of the human experience.

15/09/2023

World Su***de Prevention Week comes to an end today.

Here are 3 statistics on su***de rates in SA.

1. On average 3000 people end their own lives daily - that's roughly 125 people who end their lives every hour.

https://lnkd.in/dQYKhmk6

2. For every fatal su***de, there are 20 or more people who attempt su***de. This is similar to statistics released by SADAG in 2016 stating that there were 230 serious attempts recorded daily

https://lnkd.in/dvsfyuSu.

3. NAMI released stats in 2021 stating that the average delay between when someone realizes "oh I need help" to when they actually get the help is 11 years

https://lnkd.in/dZcAcxZf

What does this mean?
Our inescapable reality is that we will be impacted by su***de in one way or another in our lifetime. We need to ensure that we are informed about the resources at our disposal and to ensure that we have robust social structures.

I know people say "oh but the village no longer exists, everyone is figuring life out by themselves" - that's not true!

The village is still there, it's just no longer free.

Let us move away from this week with the relevant insights and plans for how we will make life better for ourselves and those around us.

***depreventionweek ***deawareness

08/09/2023

Follow up on my last video - An example
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08/09/2023

Based on my last video - what do I mean?

08/09/2023

The Stages Of Healing
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I recently facilitated a Round Table on Mental Health and as is customary, a question on Healing was not left out.

"We may think that we've moved on or healed from something but we may have actually healed from the event itself and not necessarily the beliefs and meaning that we walked away with after the event. Every time something happens that evokes similar feelings like the trauma or hurt, we may be tempted to think that it's because we haven't recovered from the event. That may be true in some cases, but most of the time that suggests that you haven't resolved the beliefs and feelings that you now hold about yourself after the experience."

In the video I share a scenario of someone who has been rejected by a long term partner but there are so many other examples.

When we experience deep pain, our brain will rush to figure out what is happening and ultimately may lead you to think about particular experiences because that may have been your first encounter with those feelings. That doesn't mean you haven't recovered from the event, that mostly means that there are still difficult thoughts, beliefs and feelings about yourself that may need to be resolved.

18/01/2023

Balance takes on different shapes at different points in your life. At different moments certain things may become more of a priority in order to help you manage.

When you are ill or recovering from a sickness, you may prioritise your physical health because you've spent a lot of time sleeping or nearly dying.

When in crisis, you may want to lean more on your social circle and just spend more time with people who love you instead of taking on 5 new responsibilities at work or reading a new book.

That is balance because that is what is needed at that time.

18/01/2023

- Take Accountability -

Get used to the following words and thoughts:
I am the wrong one in this situation.
I did not respond well to that situation (no matter how hurt I felt).
I am sorry.

Many want a better life but very few want to be better people

18/11/2022

Being kind also means being kind to yourself

02/11/2022

Anyone who wants to stay at the top of their game realizes that mental health maintenance is important.

Mental health maintenance is not about solving problems if and when they arise, but rather about being proactive about being well (not just aiming to be functional)

31/10/2022

What do I mean?

People who will hype you up because they really do believe you can do amazing things.

People who will make room in their life for you because you're important enough for them.

People who will love you for you, exactly as you are

30/08/2022

Being called "too much"?

Hearing those words never sits well and so some might try to be chilled and compliant and conflict aversive just so they won't be called "too much" or "too clingy". This is not authentic and will lead to deprivation and possible resentment in the long run.

Be You!

29/08/2022

How do we say goodbye?

To dreams when we have to pivot, to relationships when we have to let go, to parts of ourselves as we evolve.

How we are able to say goodbye influences the process of moving on from that object.

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