Category: Mood Disorders

What if your body couldn’t tell the difference between danger and daily life? That’s the reality for millions of people living with anxiety disorders. The same biological system that evolved to keep us safe, the “fight or flight” response, becomes our own worst enemy. It’s like a fire alarm that won’t stop ringing, even when […]

Bipolar disorder isn’t just about mood swings. It’s a full-body, full-brain storm that strikes without warning and can change a life in minutes. One moment, you feel invincible, ideas rushing faster than you can speak, energy surging through your veins, convinced that nothing and no one can stop you. The next, you can’t move, can’t […]

When Sadness Stops Being Temporary We all get sad. It’s a part of being human. But depression isn’t sadness, it’s a relentless fog that drains the colour from life. It’s waking up exhausted, losing interest in everything that once made sense, and fighting a quiet war that nobody else can see. In South Africa, depression […]

Everyone has bad days. The car breaks down, a relationship ends, work gets stressful. We all know the rollercoaster of emotions, one day you’re up, the next you’re down. That’s part of life. But here’s where things get dangerous. Too often, people confuse clinical mood disorders with everyday moodiness. They tell someone who can’t get […]

The Truth Behind the Label “Bipolar” has become one of those words that people throw around casually, “She’s so bipolar,” “I’m totally bipolar about this.” We use it as shorthand for being unpredictable or moody. But for the millions of people living with actual bipolar disorder, there’s nothing light about it. Bipolar disorder isn’t a […]

Everyone talks about resilience. “Keep going.” “Stay strong.” “You’ll get through it.” But what happens when you can’t? What happens when life hits too hard, too fast, and no amount of positive thinking can keep you from falling apart? Adjustment disorders, sometimes called situational depression, are what happen when your brain and body simply can’t […]