The Beginning of a Strange Path — From the outset, there is confusion — lots of it — and anxiety, worry, withdrawal, and loss of interest in hobbies. Family and friends now seem boring and irksomely genial. It gets scary, you get anxious, and then, it gets even scarier. Mental disorders usually make their first appearance during…

Being a product of a broken home can affect you so much more than you can imagine. It affects your thinking, emotions, and social life, and it gets more serious if you hide your feelings and pretend like all is well. I was nine years old when my parents separated…

Discussions about the events that lead to a person’s attempt to end their life do not take place often enough yet. However, a much less talked about subject, but equally important, is handling the aftermath of an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Something relevant to mention is that suicide attempts are significantly…

The Publications Team of the ASIDO Campus Network held a writing workshop themed ‘Stories for Mental Health Awareness; Doing It Right’ on the 30th of July, 2022. The session, held virtually on Google Meet, commenced at 10 am and ended by 12.15 pm.

One of the common issues bedevilling our society, especially as regards youth mental health, is substance abuse. In recent times, its incidence has increased exponentially, and it calls for attention. However, it is difficult to fight a demon you don’t know. What is substance abuse? Substance abuse, in the simplest definition, is the excessive…

The term ‘schizophrenia’ was coined in 1910 by Swiss psychiatrist Dr Paul Eugen Bleuler, and it literally means “a splitting of the mind”. He also coined other words like autism and schizoid. Schizophrenia is one of the many illnesses that can occur with psychosis, and although its cause is unknown…

Masked Behind the Stigma — It’s easier to be a mental health advocate behind screens tweeting 'no shame and discrimination' than being one in real life. That’s a hard fact. It’s easier to love mentally ill persons from afar than be in close contact. Talk to that homeless mentally ill person on the streets? Nope…

The Asido Campus Network of the University of Ibadan hosted a Twitter space on the 8th of June 2022 to discuss mental health and the media (news reporters and journalists). The space which was moderated by the Director of Media and Publicity, Williams Owoeye, had guest speakers that are professionals…

I have always been different. At first, the difference was being able to use both hands equally, while many people could only use one. As a child, I could not understand why people only held pens in one hand, whereas I could use anyone I wanted to. Later on, I…