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Caring for the mental well-being
World Mental Health Day
I have struggled with my mental health for the past few years. It's not easy. The stigma is undeniably present, and therapy can be too expensive for most people and so getting help is often not an option. In my journey I've been lucky enough to have a supporting system. A loving family and supportive friends. But I'd lie if I said I didn't experience judgement from others. People don't like to believe what they can't see and fail to realise that you can be physically fine and still be in unbearable pain. From my own experience I think the key factor is to educate yourself regardless if you...
Thank you for being honest!
We are all trying to hide our real feelings because we are afraid to hurt someone or face the truth or other reasons. But is it worth it? You can start with yourself and then tell people. It is a huge step that will help you to understand yourself and others. Thank you for being honest and inspiring other!
On the world mental health day, how can I protect myself from depression?
With every turn in the calendar’s page and every tick of the clock, life imparts us with innumerable beautiful memories; first love, the first baby born, first salary, time spent with good friends, and a plethora of other memories. But, just like how we experience beautiful moments, we also experience moments of sadness and grief due to the loss of loved ones, retirement, and health issues. This feeling of sadness is normal and usually remits over time. However, when a person experiences sadness that lasts for two or more constitutive weeks without a possible trigger then, according to the...
Coping and Discussing Mental Wellbeing in a Global Pandemic
Now more than ever, it's vital to discuss mental health openly and without judgment. This year, we have all been affected in some way by the several tragic events that have taken place, from the Australian bushfires to the COVID-19 pandemic. Feelings of grief, anxiety and loneliness have become more frequent for millions of people, and receiving support has become more difficult due to social distancing restrictions. Despite this, mental health is still unbelievably stigmatised and is seen as a taboo topic in many cultures and societies. In order to break this barrier, we must welcome...
Seeking help is okay!
"I don’t want to feel this way... I really don’t want to..." she replied with tired voice."I don’t want to feel anxious,I don’t want to feel this long chain of helplessness and hopelessness...” she added. "I don’t want to trouble you with my unnecessary explanations and worries. I don’t like being clingy. I ask help just because I haven’t been able to help myself, just because I don’t want to feel this horrible all the time, just because I want to end this and trouble you all anymore. But in response all I get is not to overthink and be strong. Well... if I could then I would have never asked...
Losing Your Mind
Those days you relished Have now perished Demons feed on the wounds Of your head And laugh at the dread Those scars you hide The weight you carry inside Is where all demons hide Feeding away at your inner child The part you most reviled They scream at the sound of silence And ignore your defiance You let out a scream While the demons scheme You hear the joy within you perishing And the demons relishing Eating away the sublimity And disrupting the serenity "Help!", you scream While the demons lips' salivate And your head slowly disintegrates Until the humanity in you fades Within you, there is...
For working women
A few weeks ago I was scrolling down Facebook when I saw a post a friend had shared. Apparently, a company that fabricates calculators had produced one dedicated just for me, a woman. As I read the headline, confusion was the only feeling in my head. What could you possibly add to make a calculator just for working women? Does it have a magical period tracker? I hoped it was since the other option in my head was pretty much disappointing. As you can see in the picture above, the only apparent modification of the calculator was its color. A dazzling shade of metallic pink irresistible for a...
Our Pathway to a Healthier Future
A journey of recovery
The word "recovery" often sounds like something hard to do but very beautiful. But again it depends on one's perception of beauty. Recovery is messy. It is never linear. Especially if what you're recovering from isn't physical . It is feeling your best one day, being convinced it is all over, all in the past to waking up feeling down the next day. Its two steps forward and one back. But its moving. Not stoping. Like many others, I grew up believing solely on the physical part of pain. Never associated it with what would later become a life lesson to me. Anxiety not only scares you but it also...
Patient Survivors Need Help with Their Mental Health.
Worldwide around 970 million people have mental health illnesses, ranging from anxiety to dysthymia. These same illnesses are responsible for around 14.3% of deaths or 8 million deaths each year, and the numbers continue to skyrocket. Despite the heartache from these numbers, they are also valuable tools to demonstrate how prevalent mental health illnesses are in our world and to raise public awareness. We need to use these statistics to convey how rampant mental health problems are and advocate for our world’s well-being. Furthermore, we should take action and target predictable triggers to...
Talking substance use in Jamaica
let's end world hunger
We have to end world hunger together because there is over 500 million adults children and teens who are hungry because of their wealth or economy or to this pandemic and us wealthy people we need to help around here because they can't wait that long because people are dying and we need to save them, if we can just donate a dollar to these poor starving people you can change the world but if we can gather everyone it can be a life changing scenario for all of us because this a huge problem. here are some facts: There is more than enough food produced in the world to feed everyone on the planet...
Let’s keep our mentality healthy
I have seen a lot of people having hard times during this pandemic period. I just want to say please take good care of your mental health because it is so important to have a healthy mentality to become a strong person. If you feel lonely try to be a social person try to be friends with others on social media so you can learn about other cultures and their lifestyle. If you feel lazy tell yourself not to be and do something you love; for me it’s writing a poetry, reading a book, learning about other cultures & history, drawing, painting, playing my ukulele and waking in nature. If you feel...
Women and Access to Healthcare
Part of why international development is so complex is the intricate intertwining of various seemingly separate facets - from gender equality to healthcare to education to climate justice, every part is only a small fraction of a greater whole. However, this intersectionality can also be beneficial, as targeting one facet can lead to progress in another. One such example is the achievement of gender equality through access to healthcare. In many parts of the world, a lack of access to healthcare has presented itself in the form of low quality reproductive healthcare. Services such as antenatal...
Informal learning is thriving during COVID-19. What can we learn from this?
A major change is happening in the way students learn. Although spikes in informal learning had been reported in several institutions before the pandemic, it was the lockdown that triggered a paradigm shift in education and showed that formal learning, as it had previously been employed in the classroom, wasn’t enough to help students address the new challenges. Informal education is any form of education that occurs outside the traditional curriculum. Taking place both in the classroom and outside it, it focuses on the power of conversation, engagement, and personalization, allowing students...
How Dismantling the Gender Binary Can Help Eradicate Inequality
Over time, the gender binary has governed everything from how much someone gets paid to who can have certain hobbies. The impact of the gender binary on women has been extreme, and although some people believe that we have achieved gender equality, the structures that reinforce inequality are still in place. Breaking down the gender binary can improve the quality of life for everyone, and create a stronger economy. But first, we have to understand what it is and why it’s important. What is the Gender Binary and Who Does it Affect? The gender binary is a construct of culture that reinforces the...
The Mental Health Hats, a youth-led project to hack the Right To Health
Assuming hackathons are for those who know how to code, I never joined them. Thanks to Kids Hack The Crisis Hackathon, they proved me wrong. I am glad to not only have joined the hackathon but also have led my team to victory. Kids Hack The Crisis is a unique and friendly hackathon. It captures the effects of the crisis from the perspectives of the children. An online global hackathon organized by the Swedish Institute, a government agency, and UNICEF Sweden. This hackathon consists of 3 tracks namely - The Spark, The Experience, The Challenge. The challenges include Right To Education, Right...
Am I Mentally Prepared For School?
I’m pretty sure we were all mostly begging for school during quarantine. We would tell our friends how much we miss them, and countdown the days till school is finally open. But, when it was time they announced the date, that’s when you realised, oh........shoot! Do I have time? What should I do now? Oh no! I have to communicate with .......p-p-people. Scratch the physical preparations and the supplies and all , ask yourself, is my own mind capable of handling the “norm” again? We must know that we have to face changes a few times in our life. It’s never a piece of cake, so I really hope that...