Debunking Bipolar Disorder Myths on World Bipolar Awareness Day

Yolanda Mzimela 30 March 2026 Mental health specialists are urging the public to correct widespread misconceptions about bipolar disorder as World Bipolar Awareness Day is observed globally on 30 March. The appeal comes amid renewed attention to the condition, which affects millions worldwide. Psychiatrist Dr. Frans Korb emphasised that the term “bipolar” is frequently misused…

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Ubuqhwaga Emsebenzini

5 Agasti 2025 Londiwe Buthelezi Ubuqhwaga abugcini nje ngokuba yisenzo esenziwa izingane, kodwa kuyenzeka nakubantu abadala. Ukuba isiqhwaga akuvamile ukuthi umuntu akhule ahlukane nakho. Ubuqhwaga buyindlela yokubhekana nezimo futhi kungaba ingxenye yezindlela umuntu omdala azisebenzisa nsuku zonke ukuze athole akufunayo empilweni. Umuntu ohlukunyezwa ngokwengqondo emsebenzini nsuku zonke ubhekene nobungozi bokuba nokwesaba, ukukhathazeka, ukuzwela ngokweqile, nokubonakala…

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Living with Anxiety

What Are Anxiety Disorders? Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at one time or another, for instance, when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or making a big decision. Anxiety disorders, however, are different. The distress they cause is so great that it interferes with a person’s ability…

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Isicelo sokuhlolelwa ukugula ngekhanda ngemvumo

Ngosizo lokufaka isicelo sokungenisa umuntu esikhungweni sabagula ngekhanda ngesivumelwano Uma ugula ngekhanda, ungalaliswa esikhungweni sabantu abagulunga ngekhanda. Ukugula ngenqondo isifo esikuphazamisa ekucabangeni kwakho nokuhambisana nezinto. Ukugula ngenqondo kuhambisana na depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) kanye ne borderline personality disorder. Okuhle ukuthi kuyalapheka ukugula ngenqondo ukuhti…

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