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Depression i s a mental health disorder characterised by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in daily activities leading to impairment in one's life. (If you didn't read previous post ...pls do before reading this) There are nine (9) different types of depression eithe r based on the span, symptoms and/or characteristics these depressed patients exhibit. Types of depression include :- 1). Major depression :- also known as major depressive disorder , classic depression OR unipolar depression . It is fairly common. About 16.2 million adults in the US have experienced at least one major depressive episode. People with major depressive disorder exprience symptoms most of the day, everyday. Like mental health conditions, It has little to do with what's happening around you. You can have a loving family,  tons of friends , a dream job. You can have the kind of life others envy and still have depression even if there is no obvious reason for your...

Depression drains your energy , hope , and drive , making it difficult to take the steps that will help you to feel better. But while overcoming depression isn’t quick or easy, it’s far from impossible . You can’t just will yourself to “snap out of it,” but you do have more control than you realize—even if your depression is severe and stubbornly persistent. The key is to start small and build from there. Feeling better takes time, but you can get there by making positive choices for yourself each day. I know it's still considered a taboo to discuss depression in some communities or even want to believe that it exists and so they do not talk about it. For example, the black/african community and even the Asian community. We use words like “man up” “be a man” “how can you be depressed? afterall you have a good job, home and family..What else do you want ? but history has shown us that this successful people are more susceptible to take their own lives first. In Asia where depre...

There is this special girl, a one of a kind of girl who is different from any other girl you have met. A girl who knows exactly what it is she wants out of life. And a girl who isn't afraid to get it. A girl who knows how valuable she is. You may think that she is heartless and ruthless. Actually, she is someone who knows how to love! Someone who would give you all of her heart. Someone who craves love. She just thinks that romantic love is too complicated for her and that she is too complicated for love. One of the first reasons why this woman is convinced she is not meant to be loved is that she has been through a lot in the past. She was this open-hearted, vulnerable and naive girl who was ready to carry her heart on the sleeve. A girl who had faith in people and that brought her a lot of trouble. But her past experiences taught her to be different. Her heartbreaks and failed relationships taught her to become guarded and to protect herself the best way possible....

I know every woman or ( man who actually cares) want amazing skin and that's super hard to achieve with the crazy hot climate or crazy work schedules. Let's not even talk about the fatigue you feel when you eventually get home. You just want to hit your bed and sleep off. Now that's where I come in. If you absolutely want to GLOW and you hate working out ,then YOU are in the RIGHT place. I am going to tell you how you can get an amazing skin without having to do much. Won’t that be super amazing?? 😉 you said Super COOL right?  Yeah. I think so too. Now without further ado.. Let's get started. 1)H YDRATE : I know this sounds so CLICHE and everyone tells you this but you think they are exaggerating. They are really NOT. It's an absolute MUST! You must take lots of water daily. This washes out the toxins from your body.Water also detoxifies your organs and makes sure every organ is working perfectly by making it stress less. When you take toxins and don...

Being an African. Our parents pretty much decide what we will and won’t be in life from when we are born. They choose our friends, fashion (what to wear), schools we attend, our hobbies to our discipline in college. Some parents even dictate who you end up marrying. They put us under so much pressures and expectations.. It’s a wonder we can grow up to make any sound decisions ourselves..they make all your decisions by telling you to be quiet. What do you know? Then all of a sudden you are grown and they want u to make decisions. How? I could barely get a word out growing up. Now don’t get me wrong. They mostly mean well for us. But how long does meaning well continue to be at our own detriment and mental strengths? They use their power over us as our guardians and sole providers to manipulate us and tell us what to do. A typical African home, your father especially is telling you when you grow up,you will be a doctor ,or a lawyer or an accountant. Ignoring where your key talents li...

First Love… We all remember it like it was just yesterday. So young and fresh in our minds. The attractiveness of it all. Now I know some people had really awkward times then. .but when u find something truly real and deep at that age. It feels divine! The adrenaline….and rush of emotions you feel towards that person. It's like you can smell them even before they approach the corner. You sense that they are near. You think you can never feel this way about anyone anymore. The fact that they are so perfect and so in tune with you and your feelings. You wanna cherish the moments forever. Then life happens….and he/she moves on...and you have no choice but to move on too. But Oh...how you wanna be stuck in that feeling forever. Yet u can’t ..cos you have to put your life in order also. You have to try to at least get it together. There is admission and school to get to. There is your new job or internship. It all seems like it's all happening at once. You cannot seem to un...

I know I should not be feeling like this. Somehow, I knew this day would still come.. But it does not seem to help. I feel left out. My older sis would be getting married in a few days and I have never felt more alone. Sadly, I am not even looking forward to the day. The day I prayed so hard for. Rewind, few months back, the family was ecstatic,myself included. Now that the day draws near ,I am aware of all the unspoken words and spoken ones that would be said to me that day. I am from a family of all girls and I am the second born, our third was the first to get married, now it's our first, which is a long time coming. I am the only one left now of marriageable age who is yet to be attached also. I see the pity looks at work or the worrisome ones from colleagues who think… maybe she is too picky. I know within my heart that I am not and that I am just yet to meet that one who sets my soul and heart on fire or race like they say. I know that at the right time, Almighty Allah ...