shade of trees and playing with
an animal were very useful in
helping me cope with pain.
Nothing new under the sun
There’s no pain you’ll face that
another person has never faced.
If it’s a failed relationship for
example, there’s plenty of content
on the subject. I read through
books to see just how other
people dealt with their pains
and picked their two cents. I’m
still doing so. It has a term too I
came to learn, ‘biblio-therapy’ i.e.
reading through books as a means
therapy.
Write it out
I write prayers to the Lord,
stories of people facing what I’m
facing, bitching letters, whatever
I feel at the moment I need to
and that’s my release. It works.
Just make sure no one reads the
bitching letters!
Be as productive as you can be
It’s easy when you’re sad or
depressed to lie in bed and do
hardly anything all day but
you can take incremental steps
towards productivity. Start
with just one thing per day and
congratulate yourself for that.
In good time you’ll be back to
the same person with the ‘S’
on your chest. Oh! Take walks
as well, it’s a form of exercise.
Exercise releases endorphins-
happy hormones.
Those are my tidbits. They
worked for me I’m sure they’ll
work for many others as well.
In conclusion, I’d like to urge,
if you’re reading this, please
take the time to understand and
appreciate mental health. The
ways in which my mind has been
opened up from the little reading
I have done on the subject is
phenomenal and yet I’m just
starting. We are His genius. No matter
how bad the situation may be, He
remains watchful and has your
way out in mind. God bless!
I’d also like to share what a
voice, higher and wiser than
my own, a voice I like to
believe is the Lord’s. The voice
said, “Marion, no matter your
missteps you remain my genius.” Marion Wakahe is a Marketing
Consultant with a knack for
upcoming marketing trends. You
can commune with her on this
and related issues via mail on:
[email protected].