Blogs
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Stay Sane; Stay Safe – Elizabeth Ita
China was the first country affected by the pandemic of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Several unique characteristics of China’s COVID-19 epidemic…
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Don’t take this the wrong way – Elizabeth Ita
Everyone is vulnerable, which means everyone should be having a conversation about mental health maintenance. Mental illness or instabilities don’t discriminate. People who and wildly successful are just as vulnerable…
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Children’s Mental Health Week 2020: Find your brave (compiled by: Elizabeth Ita)
First launched by the charity Place2Be in 2015, this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week focuses on the theme – “find your brave”. The initiative aims to highlight to young people…
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There is more to life – Elizabeth Ita
It’s not uncommon to hear motivational speakers say things like – live your best life now, live as if each day were your last, step out of your comfort zone.…
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Why do so many people judge mental illness negatively? Elizabeth Ita
Someone asked this question on Quora. Here are some answers people gave. Alex Coninx said… Because they are scared. That’s clearly the first reason. All social interaction (from cooperation to manipulation,…
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For When Your Only Thought Is Suicide – Elizabeth Ita
It won’t always be like this. You won’t be permanently stuck in this hell, fighting with your own thoughts and losing. The fact that you’ve just taken that breath proves…
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Intention vs Impact (Are You Ill-treating People with Mental Illness) – Elizabeth Ita
I know it can be distressing to interact with someone who lives under the weight of mental illness, especially when they’re dear to you. People usually try, but sometimes, their…
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For Luna – Elizabeth Ita
Has this ever happened to you? After giving an honest answer about how you truly feel, you get that “look.” The look of pity but not in a, “I’m sorry…
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Give yourself your love – Elizabeth Ita
Borrowing the words of Buddha – “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” It’s strange how in just a heartbeat we can…
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Are you scared of love? – Elizabeth Ita
“When you are in love you know no fear or hatred. When you are fearful there is no possibility of love or hatred. And when there is hate, there is…