We experience symptoms like loss of interest in daily activities or pleasurable activities, appetite changes, restlessness, feeling hopelessness, helplessness and numbness, body pains like headaches, stomach pains, muscle pains grief symptoms might feel like symptoms of depression however they reduce over time and are likely to re activate when encountered by reminders of the loss like anniversaries, photos, belongings of our loved ones.

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Dissociation mental process where a person disconnects from their feelings, thoughts and sense of identity. It's a normal thing that happens to every one commonly known as day dreaming and sometimes it's something we do to focus on certain tasks. This is a way our minds cope with the stresses of life especially those who have been through traumatic events or experiences. It's something that can happen for hours, days, weeks however if it lasts for a longer period of time like months then it becomes a dissociative disorder.

Burnout which is Mental, physical and emotional exhaustion due to prolonged stress, a condition that most of us experience in our different careers i.e human service workers like health professionals, therapists and other jobs where the demands are seen as excessive. I have shared some if the symptoms which include loss of motivation, strong negative feelings on self and others, alcohol/substance use, frequent headaches and muscle pains, fatigue, sense of failure and self doubt, skipping work/coming in late mad leaving early which were specified into physical, emotional and behavioral. What better way to learn how to deal with burnout know by knowing what it is you're experiencing. I've also shared a few ways on how to manage burnout like recognizing the symptoms, taking care of your body and being compassionate to yourself. I always say whatever mention may not work for you but do you, because remember we are different, and you should share with me on the different ways you use or have used to manage or deal with burnout. Hope this episode is helpful to you and me. Adios!

Psychosis is often confused to be a mental illness however it is a symptom of mental illness which is as a result of schizophrenia, bipolar, genetics, drugs and substance abuse and trauma. It presents with symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, social withdrawal, decline of social care among others.

There are times when our previous experiences interference with our past experiences or our past experiences interfere with our previous experiences. And all that can be managed through different ways like if possible reading before sleeping, reviewing what you read before sleeping among other.

Bipolar treatment is a combination of both medication and psychotherapy to help the person cope with the symptoms. And there is not only one type of medication and psychotherapy for every person living with this mental health condition, that why it is important for you to talk to other people experiencing not only the same but similar experiences to find out how best you can receive support so that you can also talk to your psychiatrist and psychologist since each individual is unique. I hope it's helpful, adios!

Being the world mental health day and the theme"mental health care for all, let's make it a reality. COVId has affected each and evryone on of us and we want to remind ourselves how we can thrive through it by taking care of our mental health like exercising, listening to our bodies, doing what we enjoy, seeking professional help. Remember mental health isn't just the absence of illness. And like I always say mental health is wellness.

Both being types of manic depression, the difference caused by both types lies in the severity of the manic episodes of each type. Bipolar 1 which common diagnosis of bipolar disorder you experience a full manic episode which lasts for a period of 1 week/longer that interferes with your daily functioning thus you may end up being hospitalized while with Bipolar 2 you experience a hypomanic episode(a period of mania which is less severe) and last for a period of 4 consecutive days. Bipolar 2 is often misdiagnosed as depression because you experience a depressive disorder that may last for about 2 weeks.

When living with bipolar an individual is experiencing emotions on a Continuum and they are always at the extreme from extreme highs(mania) to extreme lows(depression). And the symptoms are always more than usual from having an inflated self-esteem to feelings if worthlessness, from engaging in increased reckless behaviors like lavish shopping sprees, abusing alcohol and drugs to low motivation and energy. As friends and family we should be understandable and supportive to our lives experiences manic depression because they don't even know what is exactly going on with them.

We always so much want as parents or guardians or caretakers to protect our children from loss, however this is impossible that why we need to learn how we can help our children cope with loss in healthy ways. Just like adults children experience grief which really different from adults they present with mixed emotions, they find it difficult to talk about it maybe be because they don't know how to express it or what they are feeling. We need to give our children time because they can come from crying at one point to playing and we might think it's okay, that's why it's important to be always on the look out for how our children behave after loss. Learn to talk to our children about loss, the statements we use, express how we feel at times we ignore our children because we are grieving as well. I hope you enjoy and it's helpful. Adios!