YOU ARE NOT ALONE SCHOOL COUNSELING CAMPAIGN
PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH RESILIENCE
As humans, life always presents us with adversities and challenges such as illnesses, the demise of a loved one, financial difficulties, problematic relationships, abuse, loss of one’s job, a fatal accident, and other difficulties that cause us a lot of stress. The experience of these challenges stirs up different kinds of thoughts, feelings, and reactions […]
SUICIDAL IDEATION & PREDISPOSING FACTORS
In our society today, people are faced with diverse challenges and difficulties. Some can manage these challenges and difficulties whereas others find it quite tough scaling through life’s obstacles and they begin to look for a way of escape. In escaping these difficulties, some persons turn to drugs and other substances, while others find the […]
SOME COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS IN AFRICA
A mental disorder is suffering or a disability associated with an abnormal pattern of thought, behavior, or emotional state that is not socially or developmentally normal. Mental disorders are generally defined by a combination of feelings, behaviors, and experiences that interferes with a person’s ability to function in daily activities of life (Jenkins & McCulloch, […]
YOUR MIND YOUR WEALTH
Did you know that mental health is not just the absence of psychological disorders? Well, to know what mental health is, it is important to know what constitutes health as a whole. The World Health Organization defines health as “the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease […]
VALENTINE DEPRESSION, SHOULD YOU BE TALKING TO A THERAPIST?
Even though valentine’s season is expected to be the season of love when everyone is happy and excited expressing their undying affection to the ones they love, surprisingly, some people might be going through what seems to be one of the worst seasons of their lives during valentine. As much as no one is expected […]
UNDERSTANDING PEDOPHILIC DISORDER
There have been lots of debates on what exactly pedophilic disorder is especially in Africa where every form of psychological disorder is easily explained by spiritualism or blamed on the devil. Before explaining this topic in detail, let’s start by examining the data as well as what the law says about sex abuse and related […]
LEADING THE CAMPAIGN FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN AFRICA
This journey in the field of mental health began with a magazine on relationships and marriage, where people usually send their challenges after going through the articles. Then the advocacy for right thinking and better parenting through meetings and speaking engagements in local communities. Being privy to the plight of the people and sourcing for the […]
PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH TO COUNSELING- OEDIPUS & ELECTRA COMPLEX
: THE THEORY OF MOTHER/FATHER IN-LAW RIVALRYAbayomi is 45, married to Morohuntodun, yet his mum, Mama Abayo, cooks and send his soup to his house every Saturday, now, don’t get it twisted, this is not out of love, this is out of unnecessary mother/son attachment, a very dangerous trend in Africa. Usually, It’s a common […]
PLAY THERAPY
Play therapy refers to a method of psychotherapy with children in which a counselor/therapist uses a child’s fantasies and the symbolic meanings of his or her play as a medium for understanding and communication with the child. Association for Play Therapy (APT) defines play therapy as “the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish […]