The Mind Station

In the middle of a stressful week (preparing to write exams), I sat on the bus and thought, "Haven't I been living in a world of black and white?" Yeah, I love dressing in black and white, but have I been dressing my existence in that, too? In the symmetry of life, where emotions once danced in vibrant hues, I found myself entangled in a haunting melody of black and white. Here is the story of my struggle with mental health, a journey that began with a monochromatic canvas and eventually led me to rediscover the vivid colours hidden within. Life, once a kaleidoscope of emotions, began to lose its richness. Joy and sorrow became indistinct, fading into a world where hope and despair took turns on the stage of my mind. It was as if someone had turned the volume down on the music of life, leaving behind a dissonant silence. Amidst the isolating shadows, I found an unlikely companion – music (remember I said in my first blog that I love music). The melodies became my refuge, ...

Anxiety is a very real and serious problem for many people around the world including this writer. While it is normal to experience anxiety from time to time, if it begins to take over your life and interfere with your daily activities, then it may be time to seek help. Unfortunately, the longer you wait, the worse the anxiety can become. Anxiety is a common experience in life and can be difficult to manage for some people, it can even worsen over time and become more difficult to cope with. Asking the question "is my anxiety going to get worse over time?" is an important one to address. It is important to understand how anxiety works, its causes and how it can be managed in order to answer this question more accurately. Many people make mistakes with their anxiety. In fact, one of the problems with anxiety is that anxiety itself can make mistakes more likely to happen because anxiety changes thought, processes and feelings in a way that can lead you to making decision that a...

     Healing is not linear. No one is 100% healed. We go backward and forward, and sometimes we're all over the place because that's the process. This journey is different for everyone. We've all been hit in different ways, we're moving at our own pace and we require different amounts of time to heal.      There are going to be days where you wake up and you feel happy and alive. And there are also going to be days where it feels like everything seems to be upside down, where the hurt resurfaces, where your chest tightens, and your heart starts to ache. There will be a day when the simple tasks don't feel simple. This can be hard to sit with and can make you question your healing.     But the truth is, that healing happens in waves. It is a process and a lifelong journey. Slowly, we learn how to approach the bad days, we learn how to control the way things affect us, and we learn how to accept our feelings.     Every single day has a sun...

  Depression can make it tough to enjoy life especially when feelings of despair and hopelessness always persist.  Depression is not feeling down for an hour out of your day. It's not beautiful.  Depression is being on the brink of tears because you dropped your glass of water. It's not having the urge to clean up the mess, rather you fall on the floor and cry because you doubt the world will have color again.  Some days are good, great in fact, and you almost feel like you're better. Then something minor can turn you into a mess. People will ask 'Why are you crying? What's wrong?' And the only answer you can give is 'I don't know but it's nothing new'  Everyone will tell you that it'll get better..... and you dream of when it will be. Some days I swear I can feel the sun radiating happiness through my body and then other days, I feel nothing and everything all at once. Depression is not easy nor it is a quick fix.  Your friends and family en...

One in four adults feels lonely some or all the time. There's no single cause and there's no one solution. After all, we're all different! But the longer we feel lonely, the more we are at risk of mental health problems.    Because it's mental health awareness week, I decided to write this.     Dealing with loneliness can be difficult but there are things we can do to cope with loneliness and prevent some of the negative feelings and mental health problems that come with it. Here are some coping strategies you might find useful: 1.  Try to do some enjoyable things:  Hitting the gym, sorting your kitchen cupboards, and knitting is little things you can do. Small activities can give you energy and positive feelings. GET BUSY!!! 2. Try to do things that stimulate your mind: Taking courses, and listening to podcasts or music can be stimulating. Activities that occupy your mind can help with loneliness. 3. Find people that 'get you': It can be hard to conne...

 Hey you! Welcome on board. Here we want people to open up, face their fears, learn and unlearn. Younno lying on this bed with my earphones plugged in my ears(yeah, I'm a lover of music), memories of when I was depressed and went through mental distress keep coming up(tho I'm not done with depression, lol). And I feel like wow, so people went through the same stuff like mine, some are going through it and it's just occurring to some. Tbh mine wasn't based on relationship palava, it was my education and my parents. I know most of you know me already and we might have had an encounter but let me reintroduce myself because this blog will be about people(real-life stories and maybe relationships)and I'll like to go first. My name is Khadeejah(i prefer this spelling) tho I grew up with "Khadijah". My grandfather's name, our supposed surname is Islahudeen but where my father got Olalekan from is what I don't know, and guess what, I love it. My father tol...