IS TALKING TO YOURSELF A MENTAL ILLNESS
“It’s not an irrational thing to do. Talking to yourself makes one remember events that have happened, however, right words need to be used for this to work” Beatrice Musimbi,…
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Why Mental Health In Kenya Matters
Data speaks volumes. It is for this reason that mental health in Kenya matters. A lot. According to WHO statistics, Kenya ranks 6th in Africa with about 1.9 million people…
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When Life Hands You A Lemon and You Cannot Make Lemonade; Depression is Real
You have heard it often said when life hands you a lemon then make lemonade. But what happens to those of us who are handed lemons and cannot make lemonade?…
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PART 2: I SET THE DATE OF MY DEATH
I directed the barrel of the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol to the direction of my husband. I figured out that if I could pull the trigger, the bullet could cut through…
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My journey with depression
Most of the time I ask myself this question: why is it that the future looks so bright but the present seems so gloomy? I’m I depressed? I realize that…
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Someone save me! Anyone? Anyone? Anyone?
By: Winfrey Wanjiru I love food but I hate any form of physical exercise. I like this guy but I don’t know how this ends, maybe it’s for richer…
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Even love dies
His name was James, he was tall, skinny and had an earthly tone complexion. He tried to hide it but he wore his heart on his sleeve. It was a…
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When our parents hear we are dead….
What happens when our parents hear we are dead…. It is often said that even the darkest clouds do pass. But when our parents hear we are dead, dark clouds…
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Quitters, Believers and Those who Cry
Growing up, I was taught that being a woman meant I did not cry ‘ovyo ovyo’. It is a sharp contrast from what I see in cartoons and movies, women…
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Mental Health and Our immigrant Experiences
In most black cultures, it is taboo to talk about mental health or mental illness. And yet, many of us remember an aunt or uncle who was a little different…
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