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.

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 :

Nigerians Don’t Really Get Mental Health?

- A summary of the narrative I see online everyday.

Although there is some truth to these statements, I believe they’re often exaggerated. Despite our plethora of knowledge about mental health issues it can be surprising how our…

Helping Someone Who Self-Harms

Self-harm is something that is so incredibly difficult to understand, which makes it equally as difficult to provide support for someone who does. This month, we are raising awareness for self-harm because, it is unfortunately more common than we would like to think. Here…