Mental Health Wellness

One of the common challenges shared on the socials with some expressing their concerns, confusions and sharing their experiences on the subject.

Today I share with you five facts about NPD addressing the misunderstandings and core symptoms of NPD.

Today, being the world mental health day, "mental health is a universal human right." Advocating for mental health and raising awareness

I share some of the early warning signs of mental health problems. These are not specific to any mental illness but as general signs that should be attended to.

Have you ever asked yourself what self-harm means? Why would one inflict pain on oneself? Well, look no further, self harm refers to inflicting pain in oneself without the intention of dying. The intention is always to let out what we are experiencing or have experienced, and we feel that this is the only way that works for us. I hope that your knowledge of self-harm provokes feelings of empathy for everyone out there who would need your help.

Since it's suicide awareness month, we are republishing all episodes on suicide

Well, they both involve self inflicting of pain. However, they are different in terms of frequency, intent, and lethality. And self harm is used as self medication or as a coping mechanism from any interpersonal conflict like anger, abuse, depression and anxiety.

We always have those keen signs that really show that one might attempt suicide just like there are those key signs that show that one is experiencing depression, bipolar, anxiety and other mental illnesses. Here are the key possible warning signs of suicide like talking about death, withdrawal. I hope it's helpful.

Cognitive defusion is a technique used in acceptance and commitment therapy that involves noticing our thoughts rather than becoming caught up in them.

It helps us create space between our thoughts and feelings and ourselves so that they can not influence us.

The techniques include mindfully watching, just noticing, repeating thoughts, among others.

Remember, the aim is not to avoid our thoughts but to create room for them. Imagine what happens when you try to chase away a bee buzzing around you. It stings you, but you let it buzz around peacefully, notice it is just doing its movements😂 well after some time it goes away on its own.

https://anchor.fm/martha-apendi/episodes/Can-we-just-put-a-stop-to-negative-thoughts-e1q82l2

👆 the link to the episode on thoughts, negative thoughts, and how to deal with them

Hope you enjoy this episode

Cheers!

Even when caretakers work hard to keep children safe dangerous events happen and these can be unexpected and can affect the child without our conscious awareness, any event that is painful to a child, can lead to long term emotional and physical effects is a child hood trauma and indeed these experiences like bullying, physical, sexual and emotional abuse, war, violence at home, substance abuse can be detrimental to a child's development, leading to sleep disturbances, Anger/anger outbursts, affects the child's relationships even to adulthood.

They are principles or standards of behaviour that motivate us to behave in certain ways.

Values inform our decision-making, and they influence our relationships and our overall well-being. Without we are probably lost.

These are links you can access to understand your values with steps and directions

https://motivationalinterviewing.org/value-card-sort-online-game

👆 this is one you can do with yourself, friends, family, and partner, make it interesting, it's not a test 😉.

https://www.guilford.com/add/miller11_old/pers_val.pdf?t

👆 for mental health practitioners helpful for your sessions.

Cheers!

Published this episode last year worth listening to. Joined with two experts @Kamara Nathan(comfort minds speaks) a mental health practitioner and @Moses Ssemakula a clinical psychologist sharing their thoughts on the statistics released by the Ministry Of Health where "14 million Ugandans have a mental disorder." You might be out there struggling though help is inadequate, it is available so do not stay silent let's fight stigma around mental health because treatment and support is available. Enjoy Adios!

It is never easy dealing with feelings of loss. We can also experience feelings of denial, frustration, guilt, anger when we believe we might experience loss or when we know that there is change that might happen just by knowing you've been diagnosed with cancer or any terminal illness or when you know that you're being moved to a different country, workplace or you're beginning a new journey in your life.

"Grieving what we believe we might lose"