Can Over-Exercise Be A Form of Self-Harm?

Self harm is when you hurt yourself as a way of dealing with very difficult feelings, painful memories or overwhelming situations and experiences that feel out of control.

Funny thing is I had no idea I was hurting myself. I thought it was normal.

I recently learnt that self-harm, is when you hurt yourself to deal with very difficult feelings/suppressed emotions.

The Emotional Maturity of an Agbalumo Seed

Hi, my name is Funmilade Taiwo, founder of PsyndUp — the online directory for mental health professionals in Nigeria. Like LinkedIn, but cooler *insert emoji with sunglasses*.

I’ve always sucked at making decisions.

In the past, choices were either what I wanted to eat or what I wanted to wear. As I got…

Nigerians really don’t understand disordered eating.

Well maybe they do, but we’ve heard this statement too often:

“Ahn, Toke!! Come, come — you’ve added o! It’s either you’re enjoying or you’re pregnant. Which one?”

On Love And Mental Illnesses

If you were like me growing up, the sort of things that occupied your mind were:

1. When you’d find the one,
2. And, who exactly they’d turn out to be.

You Are Too Precious To Let The World Lose You

I woke up one day, decided to slit my wrists. I remember my aunty rushing me to the hospital.

Two things were on my mind that day :

Some days I am a near freezing cold can of orijin

Other days, I am not.

I like My Moin Moin With A side of Jam

Yes, I am a little crazy.