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The word on everybody’s lips is Covid-19, and with this comes the “new normal” – not just a changed way of life but the anxiety and uncertainty that seem part and parcel of this this altered reality. It may be worthwhile taking a leaf out of the old book. Which book?...

- formerly known as manic depression is a mental disorder that causes shifts in energy, mood, activity and the capacity to perform day to day tasks. There are three types of bipolar disorder which all show obvious changes in mood, energy and activity. They produce...

Anxiety for the most part, is a normal response in potentially dangerous or stressful situations. The automatic fight-or-flight mode in the brain is triggered when circumstances arise that are perceived as threatening. A healthy amount of anxiety is necessary as this...

- sometimes referred to as situational depression - are a group of conditions that may occur when there is difficulty coping with a stressful life event. This can include death, divorce or any event that overwhelms a person. Everyone encounters stress at some point or...

If you have just used drugs or alcohol after completing a stay inside an addiction treatment centre, you have two options: 1. To stop using drugs and alcohol, learn from your mistake and become even more driven to achieve long term sobriety 2. To give up on your...

If you are worried about how much alcohol your husband, wife, boyfriend or even girlfriend drinks, then you’re at the right place. Helping an alcoholic partner is no easy task. If your loved one is aggressive, you could be afraid of the response or the reaction you...

Although research in the past few decades has increasingly supported the view that substance use disorder (SUD) or addiction should be understood and treated as a disease of the brain, the concept continues to be questioned largely because of the stigma around the...

A normal day in our lives is a proverbial roller coaster of feelings. Due to a positive event that has taken place, we feel on top of the world and then the next day we are feeling down and sad due to a negative event that we have experienced. These fluctuations in...

Depression is the most common cause of disability in South Africa. It is reported that those who suffer with depression will initially experience it in their late teens or early twenties. Age, culture or gender could potentially change the way one experiences...

Bipolar mood disorder used to be known as “manic-depression.” The condition is categorized by elevated (high) and severely low mood swings, either together or separated by months or even years. No specific timeframe exists within which these mood swings can and will...