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How to cope with the stress of loosing your job during the pandemic

Losing your job will leave you feeling scared, stressed and depressed under normal circumstances but with the pandemic the stress and anxiety is multiplied and the impact could be worsened if you are already living with an existing mental illness. The pandemic has left a lot of people without employment and unable to provide for […]

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Personality Disorders

Psychiatrists have identified 10 different personality disorders which are grouped into 3 categories. For each type, a diagnosis will not be made if you have only one or two of the characteristics. You may find that you meet the criteria for several different types of personality disorder. It can also be the case that a […]

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Beating anxiety during COVID-19 lockdown

Anxiety is at a rife during this time because of #Covid19 and the lockdown. By now you know that you are expected to stay indoors! How do you help yourself during this time? Here is a few tips to help you cope.  Lay off social media platforms. There’s alot of posting about the virus and […]

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Mental health in the COVID-19 times

For some people, this time of lockdown that is a reality currently in our country because of Covid 19 has meant time off. Time to spend connecting with loved ones. Twenty One days away from work to focus on other things. Bliss.  Like that exercising you have been putting off for the last however many years, […]

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Preventing suicide

Each one of us can play a vital role in ensuring that all young people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, are provided with safe, accepting and supportive environments at home, at school and in their communities.