EDITOR: OLUSEYI ELIZABETH ODUDIMU pdf_20230507_140931_0000 (1) What does it mean to be a parent? Parenting and child’s mental health Being a parent means assuming the responsibility of raising and caring for a child. It involves providing for the child’s physical, emotional, and psychological needs, as well as offering guidance and support as the child […]
Editor: OLUSEYI ELIZABETH ODUDIMU Mental health is just as important as physical health. Normalizing the conversation about mental health empowers people to talk and get the help they need. Mental health is a public health challenge with a lack of in-depth understanding, noted institutional neglect, and general stigma in Nigeria. The symptoms of […]
Editor: OLUSEYI ELIZABETH ODUDIMU On several occasions, I’ve spoken concerning women’s vulnerability to mental illness and this is basically because they are the family supportive vessels and research shows that the prevalence of mental illness is high in women while substance abuse is revealed as men’s coping strategy. Either way, gender, and mental health […]
Editor: Oluseyi Elizabeth Odudimu REVIEW Stigma is the negative attitude related to mental health conditions. Self-stigma is when someone feels less valued because of his or her psychiatric disorder. Discrimination is the negative treatment people with mental health issues experience every day of their lives. Direct discrimination is when someone with mental health […]
My eyes was filled with tears when I read in one of Nigerian national dailies the sad story of a 20-year-old student of 200 level Biochemistry undergraduate student of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Ogbona Shedrach, who committed suicide after his father rejected his fifty thousand naira request. It was gathered that the deceased’s parents are […]
Women bring light to the rooms. Every woman is self-contained, self-sufficient, enthusiastic, and passionate about everything she does. To all women globally, You’re charming and beautiful no matter what you look like on the outside. Your beauty is unique because you feel confident in your appearance. You are enthusiastic, comforting, and energetic, and your […]
Editor: Oluseyi Elizabeth Odudimu What is a mood disorder? Mood Disorders are mental health conditions that predominantly influence the emotional state. It is also known as an affective disorder with the experience of long periods of intense happiness or sadness (mania) and may affect the general emotional state in many cases. […]
The difference between emotional hunger and genuine love, and the possible resolutions to defy emotional hunger In the previous article, I have already written about maternal love as an essential component in the development of emotional life. This article will outline the difference between emotional hunger and genuine love, and the possible resolutions to defy […]
The Connection Between Emotional Hunger and Maternal Love By Oluseyi Elizabeth Odudimu Emotional Eating (EE) as over-eating, irrespective of satiety, and in response to emotional states that are typically negative. In contrast to physical hunger which is a response to body signal when hunger sets in, those that experience emotional hunger are driven […]