Christianity
A meditation on living with existential dread Death doesn’t make me as anxious as life—and living—does. And I know I can’t be the only one. Right? Right? I don’t know for sure if that’s something everyone feels. Like, I’m sure there are those
Depression
A tribute to the man who gave me a soundtrack for a difficult time. When I heard, yesterday, of Chester Bennington’s passing, I felt a hollowness within. Linkin Park’s music (especially their debut Hybrid Theory album) helped define a major inflection point in my life and growth. I’
Suicide
You May Not Like The Answer To This… Short answer: you’re asking the wrong question. For the long answer, keep reading.See, I get this question a lot. And most especially after reports of suicide in the media, like now, in the wake of the recent suicide in by
Poems
In honour of Verishima Unokyur, who died by suicide, and the family who survive him And so you were taken, right at the start of the year, you came to the end of your years. Your own are left forsaken, burdened hence with this permanent question mark in their lives’
Suicide
Every time the subject of suicide comes up in a conversation (usually because there's one in the media or at times like the recent World Suicide Prevention Day, someone is sure to ask me why we should worry about suicide, and if it's really such a
Suicide
#2. We know suicide happens, but we “know” it doesn’t happen among Nigerians (or blacks, or people of our faith, or whatever group we belong to that we consider “different”). I still had to explain this to 2 fellow doctors as recently as yesterday. I kid you not. Doctors
Suicide
The Mental Health Angle I wrote recently on Dr Hestia Thomas, who passed on a few weeks ago, in sudden and unusual circumstances. My thrust in that post (link below) was the danger of trial by social media. But another danger worries me: our unwittingly dangerous attitudes to mental health
Suicide
This is my second post in a short series on suicide. You'll find a link to the first one at the end of this post.There are 2 groups of people here. - Those who are personally struggling with suicide, whether they've made an attempt, or
Suicide
Did you know World Suicide Prevention Day was 5 days ago? No? Well, now you do. It's September 10 every year, and in commemoration of this year's WSPD, this post and my next few posts will be a short series on suicide.Where were you when