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ernesty20:
Police is ur flend

YOUNGKAHUNA:
oh well I didn't just study Geography but Geography and Town Planning.

YOUNGKAHUNA:
So you mean to say, geographers are confined to the walls of a classroom either as teachers or Lecturers?

YOUNGKAHUNA:
LoL... Why do people so much stereotype geographers? One of our ministerial nominee is a geographer and he was never a teacher. Thanks anyway

YOUNGKAHUNA:
How About a Geographer? I'm a fresh graduate of Geography

rill:
So depression suppresses the body's immune system?

shyshally:
This is quite true,growing up in a family where my dad shows no love and my mum has to play the role of two parents is not easy.am a very quiet person naturally,so I didn't have much friends.there was a time I got depressed,lasted for a long time,kept thinking abt suicide over and over again,I guess I didn't have enough courage to do it or its the fear of what lays ahead and the love of my mum dat kept me going.
Speaking from experience,depression is not something that you can stop at once and by yourself,without the help of others.even when you think its finally gone,it hasn't totally left you.it will find the slightest opportunity to come back
I just wish that our families would try harder to understand themselves,because most introverts fall easily to depression.when an introvert is struggling with something,the person would rather suffer through it and find a solution,before telling anybody about it,and suicide is a constant thing on most depressed introverts,the smiles are mostly fake too,

eleojo23:
This is a true life story about what happened to my friend. Yes, the events in this story happened right before my eyes.

Gabriel and I have been friends since primary school. We went to school together everyday while in secondary school. Gabriel was much better than me in terms of grades because his average scores were always higher than mine. He is naturally quiet but when we are together, he does most of the talking. He is someone who always comes up with unique ideas and views on how things should be done. He is a very confident person who can convince people to do things.

At some point in secondary school, he began having recurrent typhoid and malaria such that he treated it more than thrice a year. He missed school because of it sometimes. It became a regular thing for him to always treat malaria once in a while.
But things took a turn for the worst when he started to feel unsure of himself. There was a time he told me while we were reading together
''I don't even know what/who I am anymore''
Being naive then, I just brushed it off as one of his 'tantrums' because he could get really angry at things and blurt out words sometimes.

But his condition deteriorated. He began to have difficulty concentrating on his studies, lost interest in singing his usual songs (he has a good voice), he started skipping meals, slept little and became generally gloomy. As I would find out later, he even thought much about suicide (nobody including me knew about it)
'How could Gab possibly be thinking of suicide?'
That would have been our reaction then if he had ever told us about it.

A few years past and we were already in the university. The symptoms I stated above came back. He began to have a hard time in the university and he was already contemplating quitting school entirely.

At one time, he came down with his usual malaria and typhoid and went to the hospital. Usually when he goes to the hospital, the doctors would already conclude that he was having his usual bouts of the Plasmodium and Salmonella infection. But this time, the doctor who examined him decided to probe further and ask him some few questions. He sensed that he had a more serious problem than just malaria. The doctor called his mum and told her
'This boy looks depressed'
When I heard it, I could not bring myself to agree with the empirical diagnosis.
I said to myself 'No way, Gabriel doesn't have depression. He's just having recurrent malaria. Maybe the doctor mistook his quiet nature for depression'
But I was going to be proved wrong a month later. I guess his parents hesitated a bit before deciding to let him see the doctor again. And so after his visit to the doctor, he came back and told me the diagnosis -depression.

I asked myself 'how?!' I was shocked. I had never come across anyone who had it and if anyone should have it, why did it have to be Gabriel?
It was then it dawned on me that there are a lot of persons who may appear fine on the outside but on the inside, they are suffering from depression. And that explains the downward turn of things in the life of some of them.

My friend was placed on medication and I saw the old Gabriel come alive again.

Just like most Nigerians, I was caught up in the error of thinking that we can't have people who suffer depression.
There are many causes of depression. In the case of my friend it wasn't suffering (harsh conditions of life) or the loss of a loved one.
It was due to a chemical imbalance in his brain and maybe stress if I may say. The pathology of depression is rather complex and a lot of factors come into play. One thing however that should be clear to all is that depression is not madness as some people regard it.

While my friend was struggling with it, I could not tell anyone that he had depression.
There are many persons who are suffering from depression but cannot admit it because people around (family and friends) would not understand it and probably make them feel even worse. They tell them
'Just get over whatever it is that is disturbing you!'
There is a huge stigma attached to being depressed and it is not recognised as a valid condition that someone can suffer from. Even when it is acknowledged, it is regarded as one of those things that only 'oyinbo' people suffer. People around here are quick to demonize everything that is out of the ordinary. There are persons who become alcoholics because of depression and their lives take a turn for the worst but rather than seek for the real cause of the problem, people attribute it to witchcraft influence. What has alcoholism got to do with witchcraft? I am a christian and I know how spiritual everything is- but there is surely a place for psychology, medicine and psychiatry. Not every thing is the devil's doing. There are challenges that are not induced by the devil.
We have to accept the reality that Nigerians also suffer depression and those affected should not be left to suffer alone. We must try to help them when we come across them.

If you know anyone affected, recommend the person for professional help so that his condition can be properly handled.

Extend a helping and supporting hand to the depressed today and the very first thing they need from you is your understanding

Got a story to share? Feel free.

EasternLeopard:
" I will defeat BH in 2 months " Buhari


2Months don pass

elampiro:


Police from Edo state head quarters dispatched men to lay ambush. All the robbers were killed and money recovered.

I am a banker, so expect I know more. I don't want to give further details.

The robbers were killed as they were to enter a boat. The police knew how they came so they went to take isolated road to lay ambush in the bush.

Ok, lemme take your word for it, I apologise if I made you feel like I was calling you a liar

adesegun121:
These photos was shared on Facebook yesterday,I can’t
even begin to imagine the excruciating pain the victim must be
passing through right now. A lot of questions have been running
through since the story went viral. I wish the victim quick recovery.

- See more at: http://www.gistmelove..com/2015/10/graphic-pics-chinese-girl-cuts-off.html


cc.

lalasticlala ishilove

ZYZZA:
SMH and there told use there will protect us



#IHATEAPC #BROOMWAVINGDEMONDS #IREFUSETOBEAZOMBIE

warrior01:
Ever since this government came into power, it has all been bomb explosions, accidents, hunger and deaths. what's happening? Is this the change they promised? From Borno, Yobe Abuja, Kogi, Lagos,.... All we have been hearing is people dying. Which way Naija?

Freemanan:
[/quote]Mehn pple daft sha!!! So PMB now has supernatural powers to cause accidents and natural disasters Abeg even if person wan wail make e dey use common sense dey wail na... this persin na disgrace to wailers errywere[quote author=Freemanan post=39068239]

saintandsinnerz:
Did you even actually read what Cynthia Morgan wrote or you are just commenting for commenting sake. If actually you did, you wouldn't have wrote this. That picture was for her song "baby mama". She was just using it to pass a message of the dangers of being an unprepared mother. Go back and read her reply and make the necessary modification

prettytasha:
OK na...FTC o...but Cynthia Morgan is not making any sense to me

onuwaje:
Yes but u'd find out those shouting "urhobo owns warri" will reduce by 70%

onuwaje:
Dem full where I dey stay o

D only question I keep asking dem is
If everybody decides to go back to their villa and settledown.. will u b in warri?

Even if Britain name am xyz or abc e go still cause problem

onuwaje:
Normal levels

My annoyance is d fact dat u see an udu man claiming "urhobo get warri". Na dat one dey vex me ehn

onuwaje:

elampiro:
Well, it's possible they would still have been stopped.

The one that happened in Benin around 2007, Police took another route, went to take strategic positions outskirts of the town. And all the robbers were killed. Only one police man killed.

It's better for the robbers to excape than to record innocent casualties. No amount of money is worth it.

onuwaje:
I nr need reply. Get ready to b disappointed

onuwaje:
Once alll funeral rights r complete. The late ogiame atuwatse II will b buried. N den d new. Omoba will be crowned.(hes going true a process right now.

onuwaje:
Go change am. Na

debinile:
prove it that Urhobo own Warri.