Mental health is a sensitive notion that’s important today but unfortunately, we can’t say the same 10 years ago. With rising cases of depression, suicide, anxiety, abuse, and others, it’s no wonder it’s strongly being advocated and encouraged as should’ve been the case from the onset.
In hindsight, while struggling to let something go, remember the pointers below.
God’s design is to stretch you not fit you.
Whatever God wants for you is going to grow and make you better even if it’s painful. It’ll expand you in different ways for the future. Shaping and molding you into a better version of yourself.
The idea that inspired your birth wasn’t an existing idea.
God’s plan for you is nobody’s plan for you, stop comparing your life’s journey with others because it’s graciously and uniquely designed for you.
There’s more to life than #winning.
Life and all its beauty are in the journey, love, relationships, and lessons. Winning is great but it’s not all there is to life.
Seek and risk.
Don’t be afraid to take risks, seek out, and be in tune with yourself and others while figuring out life. It’s okay to go the wrong way and re-direct yourself, it’s building you for your destiny.
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Remember “you can’t help people who don’t want to be helped.” Triggers are bad ingredients to those struggling with mental health issues because they affect their emotional state and ability to remain present at the moment while bringing up specific thought patterns or influencing their behaviour.
Mental illness “can happen to anyone,” don’t assume that it can’t happen because you don’t have it. The lack of empathy will always exist when people can’t face their own problems when they look in the mirror.
People are doing mental gymnastics to understand something they don’t. There’s no speaking in absolutes when dealing with mental health, both sides of the spectrum are reaching and all that’s clear is a lack of clarity. The roll-up is the product of the mania, the maniac state which is being in the highest elevated state.
Anyone out there seeking mental health services can visit the locations and sites below:
Wazi Marketplace Kenya is an anonymous online digital therapy that has affordable rates.
Niskize a 24-hour Call Centre that offers telephone counselling at the touch of a dial. The Nairobi-based organization runs several support groups for various groups of people among them those dealing with depression and anxiety, persons living with bipolar disorder, those struggling with loss and grief, among others. Niskize’s suicide prevention helpline is 0900 620 800. The organization can also be reached on +254 718 227 440.
CBT-Kenya (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Kenya) is a psychotherapy Centre in the Kilimani area, Nairobi that offers counseling and therapy support to people dealing with mental health that manifest as anxiety, depression, insomnia, anger, and substance abuse. One can reach out to CBT-Kenya on +254 739 935 333 or +254 756 454 585.
Share with a counsellor is an online platform that provides psychological services.
Mental Wellness Kenya is an initiative founded by psychologist Achieng Jahera to offer support and counseling to persons dealing with mental health issues. The organisation can be contacted on +254 717 234 621.
Befrienders Kenya is a charitable initiative that offers suicide prevention support. The organization achieves this by offering free psychological support to people in distress and thus at risk of dying by suicide. Befriender’s Kenya helpline number is +254 722 178 177.
Emergency Medicine Kenya Foundation (EMKF) The organization runs a free nationwide Suicide Prevention and Crisis helpline that is operated by professionals with experience in suicide prevention. EMKF’s suicide prevention hotline is 0800 723 253.
Remember, you can change your habits such as eating and maintaining a healthy style, it’ll help with the overall mental, physical, and emotional feeling. With that in mind, show love through your actions, take time to reflect, don’t dwell on things, and learn to open up.
