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onila:

I will try and update this thread with information about depression and anxiety when I feel better

Batubo: Yes, Camerounian army were ablt to crush them because Boko haram passed their limit with Cameroun authority. If you hv been following the story, you will discover that Cameroun authority did not disturb them and this made the Boko Haram get settled down. It was as a result of the killing that they now stumbled on their hideout which they know from the onset. Boko Haram did not expect this either. Remember also that Nigeria authority pursued the insurgents to that point or location and they were handicapped because as a country you cannot cross to another country in the name of fighting terrorist. Is only the UN that can do just that. What are we saying, can't we give out Army a plus over this war? This is the war that has to be fought with caution hence innocent citizens will be killed along with insurgents as these people use innocent ones to setter themselves. I call on Nigerians to please see something good among our authority and put the detractors into shame.

thanks for the report.
im cameroonian and very worried about the situation in the north of the country so please keep us informed

Ikengawo: https://www.tofugu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fart-horse.jpg

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
OMG where did you find this?

It is disgusting to know that he will probably end up in prison for stealing 20 pairs of shoes when politicians can go on stealing billions of workers' pensions and get away with it
DISGUSTING!

Hi
Im new here,
And would like to know if there is any other people who are suffering or have suffered from depression or anxiety and how they have manged to deal with.
For me, the main issue when it comes to depression is the huge ignorance and narrow-mindness of African people who trivialize it and even go the the extend of bullying or condemning suicidal people instead of providing the love, support and care they need during their vulnerability. All that in the name of religion, when religion preach non judgment and love SMH hypocrites!!

I am sick of the sigma and taboo surrounding metal illness. I am sick of the appalling and inhuman ways mentally ill people are treated in Africa or in African communities. The UN classes depression as one of the most wide-spread diseases in the world and one of the deadliest, yet most African people want to remain stubbornly ignorant about it.

I would like this thread to be some sort of refuge where people who feel vulnerable can come and expose their grief, express themselves without any prejudice or judgement, share their hardships and maybe provide tips or advise. I want to build a small network of support so that any African who feel depressed and suicidal know that they are loved and supported, cared for and most importantly NOT ALONE.

Depression is rampant in Africa, people are just blind to it, so many of us are depressed but don know it mainly because of the lack of amenities and facilities to treat and diagnose mental illness properly. My uncle suffered from it all his life. My mum and her siblings would call him lazy and berate because he couldnt leaveve his bed, had difficulty doing things and he found refuge in alcohol, became an alcoholic and died at the tender age of 33 - just like Jesus Chirtst. So it runs in my family. Even my great-grand-ma hanged herself. Had they been supported and cared for properly none of this would have happened. They were amazing people who could have done so much for their community yet depression killed them and destroyed their relatives who loved them.

As for me, I am 24yo, havent graduated yet because of my anxiety and depression, I have no job, feel lonely and pessimistic about the future and often suicidal and often feel like I will be dead by the time I am 30 too.

So if you need to talk, I am here. If you feel bum out because you cant function, be 'productive' remember that the chemical imbalance that cause depression is NOT YOUR FAULT, that your worth as human being is UNCONDITIONAL and that you are loved and precious xoxoxo.