Setting SMART Goals for the New Year: Tips and Techniques
Setting healthy and achievable goals for the new year is a great way to start off on the right foot and set yourself up for success. Here are some tips for setting realistic expectations and breaking down your goals into smaller, more manageable steps: 1. Start by thinking about what you really want to […]
Reflecting back on the past year: Tips on taking care of your mental health
As the year comes to a close, it’s natural to look back and reflect on the past 12 months. While the past year has been filled with challenges and uncertainty for many people, it’s also an opportunity to consider what you’ve learned and steps to take care of your mental health moving forward. One […]
Anger, Aggression and Myths About Anger
Aggression is often closely linked to anger. The instinctive, natural way to express anger is to respond aggressively. Anger is a natural, adaptive response to threats; it inspires powerful, often aggressive, feelings and behaviors, which allow us to fight and defend ourselves when we are attacked. A certain amount of anger, therefore, is necessary for […]
Addictions People Don’t Talk About
Whenever the word, addiction is mentioned, what comes to mind is illegal drugs. Do you know that you can be hooked on prescribed medications like painkillers or sedatives? Addictions people don’t talk about or admit that they have are sometimes not even drug-related. They appear and started off as habits we have fun doing. But […]
The Best Private Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Centers in Lagos, Nigeria?
Lagos, Nigeria is home to some of what we could ordinarily call the best private psychiatric and rehabilitation centers in the country, as these facilities offer high-quality care for individuals suffering from mental health conditions, substance abuse disorders, and other behavioral health issues. However, for ethical reasons, healthcare facilities may not see themselves listed with […]
Overcoming Addiction: Tips for Improving Mental Health
As we continue to face the challenges of the modern world, it’s more important than ever to prioritize our mental health. One of the biggest obstacles to maintaining good mental health is addiction. Whether it’s to substances like drugs or alcohol, or behaviors like gambling or excessive social media use, addiction can take a major […]
My First Time In Therapy: chronicles of Bola
I had gone on the insistence of Charles. He actually paid for it. Trust me, it was not my thing to talk to a total stranger about deep intimate things. The deep masculine persona I portray would not allow me to. Anyways, after much persuasion, I went. And I never regretted it. Four months ago, […]
workshop on Teen Drug Abuse Awareness and Prevention program
We had our workshop on Teen Drug Abuse Awareness and Prevention program which was supported by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes. The program was organised to empower participants to be adequately equipped to identify, understand, response and curb the rising cases of Drugs use dependence […]
Mental illness during pregnancy
It is possible for a woman living with mental illness to get pregnant and it is possible for a woman who did not have any mental health challenges to breakdown for one reason or the other during pregnancy. However there is no need to panic because just like any other situation there are treatment and […]
Dealing with Lagos Traffic
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] Lagos Traffic is stressful on a good day especially during the rush hours of 6AM -9AM and 6PM – 10PM. This doesn’t mean the time bands in between are any better. Changes in weather, influx of vehicles, road maintenance etc can have an incremental negative effect on Lagos Traffic, leaving people on […]