Navigating through life's lessons
So, I’m finally done with housejob; my status has changed from a house officer to a medical officer. I started writing this around 3am yesterday, but then I figured I still wouldn’t know how it felt- how I felt- until it actually handed over from my last shift. Or at least, until after that firstContinue reading And so it ends…
Every year, myself and another 40% of us experience feelings of depression, unhappiness and disappointment. Of these, 20% would experience a clinical depression marked by a low mood with pervasive sleep difficulty, gain or loss of appetite, hopelessness, pessimism and even sometimes thoughts of suicide. In Nigeria, this illness is often missed because of aContinue reading Depression
My earliest memories include ones of me doing mundane things like walking on the street in my childhood estate, going in to a shop and standing in a line with strangers or getting on a bus running an errand with my mum, with my heart just thumping wildly in my chest because “something might happen”.Continue reading Living with anxiety
It is no news that in Nigeria, everything is linked to the ‘spiritual’, the extraordinary. A child suffering from cystic fibrosis with breathing difficulty is deteriorating because of the ‘village people’, also, a man who slumped and passed on must have angered the gods. This is popular across various spheres in the country. Mental healthContinue reading Tea. Tell. Thrive.
It’s funny how I’ve sat at this desk over and over, my hands hovering above this keyboard, my head just full of…nothing. Nothing. Well, everything and nothing at the same time. Doesn’t make sense abi? Trust me, I couldn’t understand it either, and I still can’t explain it. Nothing had been coming to mind, andContinue reading Unfolding
Love is something – when you give it away, you end up having more . Every February, I remember this song we used to sing on the assembly ground in primary school, especially on Valentine’s day. I remember the woman who taught me the song, who also happened to be my favourite teacher – MrsContinue reading Lovely memories
January January! So this January can finally come to an end? The New Year is no longer so new and the festivities are over and done with. Even though the harmattan haze has not let up, it’s time to remove all the Christmas lights and decorations because it will certainly look odd still hanging aroundContinue reading Happy New Year..?
I don’t think I had more than ten dolls. I got my first doll from my sister. Two actually- Candy and Diana. Candy was this popstar looking babe while Diana gave off more rockstar type vibes with her greenish makeup and nose ring. I think at the time, I wanted to try my hand atContinue reading The one about dolls…