Have you ever come across that saying- What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger- have you heard it before? That saying is true. But that comes with a lot of fighting on your part, no two ways about it. You have to fight.
I went to see a podiatrist, which cost a fortune. Another part of living with chronic pain and fibromyalgia that doesn’t get talked about much is the expense. Freaking expensive to see us standing like every other human being.
These are all practical strategies parents can use to help their children deal with skin problems without damaging their mental health.
It is very important to maintain robust mental health, especially in this trying time of COVID-19. Coping with life responsibilities is not easy, if care is not taken things can get out of hands quite quickly and every aspect of our lives will be affected not just mental health.
I have always wanted to make my impact in this world and had so many grand plans of how I was going to achieve this. Then, fibromyalgia came calling and all that seems gone for good. I became lost and couldn’t find my purpose. It is like a death sentence to someone like me, an ambitious person.
I want to share a little story with you to drive home the point that we need to be kind and considerate to everyone we meet because emotional problems and mental health issues are invisible.
We, African parents in the diaspora, automatically assumed that our children are doing well and growing up properly once they are doing academically well, not causing any trouble in school, okay at home, and physically well. Are we talking to them properly?
My search for cure and solution with the fact that nobody can exactly tell me what is wrong with me is what led to depression, not the pain itself. The more I search, the more depressed and anxious I became. Especially, since all my efforts weren’t leading anywhere.
I hope you are all doing good wherever you are in the world? I am not just asking this as a form of greetings or to be pleasant. I really mean it. Are you doing okay? Please, check-in with yourself and answer truthfully.
Halloo, It really gladdens my heart to see that the stigma associated with mental health is slowly fading out. There is still a lot of work to be done, especially in certain communities where traditional beliefs are still being held on too tightly. But the good news is that more […]