Around the world, it’s sad to note that an estimated 703,000 people commit suicide each year. There are perhaps 20 people who attempted suicide for every suicide, and many more have significant suicidal thoughts. Suicidal behaviour has a huge influence on millions of people and causes them to experience severe grief. Recent incidence of […]
There is perhaps no greater insult to any relationship than betrayal. Betrayal robs us of a sense of security. Someone close to us has proven untrustworthy. I tell you, I have felt the sting of betrayal severally! Likely, most of us have even inflicted it. So, what do we do about it? There are obvious […]
Male sexual assault is a subject which is difficult to talk about for anyone who has experienced any sort of abuse. In the eyes of the law, only a man can commit rape as penetration with the penis has to occur. But men can still be raped and sexually assaulted, and we shouldn’t shy […]
Can you remember the famous Gospel Singer, Osinachi Nwanchukwu that was repeatedly brutalized by her husband, Peter Nwachukwu, which later led to her untimely death on April 8th this year? You remember? Her remains was laid to rest today amidst tears from her family, friends, well-wishers/loved ones. She was buried in her father’s compound […]
Men bottle up a lot! How I wish all men could shamelessly speak up when they are dealing with life issues! Just read online about a photographer, Emmanuel Omole who committed suicide. In the suicide note he left behind, he said he is tired of life and want to find peace. He however recognized the […]
In recent times, I’ve read in the national and international dailies and I have even seen some of my friends drift in and out of depression because of the overwhelming burden at their workplace, what COVID-19 has caused them and fact that they have slim chances of pulling through. Few weeks ago, a colleague reached […]
BY OLUSEYI ELIZABETH ODUDIMU Abstract Employment and high income can improve the clinical condition, recovery, quality of life and enhance the social inclusion of people with severe mental illness. However, in the global statistics of the labour force, participation of people with severe mental illness is still very low and this is because many employers […]
David Allen described “Patience” as the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in your mind. Most times things won’t work out as planned or as you want them to be, and this can take a toll on us and our mental health. Well, do not be […]