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22 December 2025
addictions ● informative article
Addictions and how they affect our lives
Addiction or dependence is a mental health disorder characterised by a persistent and intense need to consume a substance or engage in a behaviour to the point where it can damage mental health, physical health or relationships with others. Initially, the use or behaviour provides a sense of well-being, calm, happiness and pleasure...
14 April 2021
addictions ● personal story ● relationships ● therapy ● trauma
The road from trauma to help: A story about mental health and perseverance
This article presents Daniel's story and his journey towards a peaceful life following his experience with traumatic events and receiving diagnoses of depression and bipolar disorder. "As a child, you wish to do something when you grow up and you start looking for role models around you...
30 May 2020
anxiety ● depression ● phobias ● personal story ● stress ● therapy ● sexual and domestic violence ● PTSD ● addictions
What happens once you’ve asked a social service organisation for help?
Most cases of domestic violence, be it physical or psychological, are due to the perpetrator being confronted with violence since childhood, implicitly learning that violence is the way to deal with conflict. Contextual factors such as anger...
