Alicia Roopnaraine

Anxiety is best described as a feeling of worry and unease that can lead to physiological changes, like increased heart rate and high blood pressure.

Burnout can be defined as complete emotional and mental exhaustion and fatigue caused by stress and overload.

Millions of people around the world are smokers. But whether you are going through a pack of cigarettes a day or just engaging in social smoking, you should be aware that it’s a bad habit that affects both you and those around you.

Fathers often feel as though they aren’t celebrated enough. Mothers are usually the celebrated ones because, more often than not, they tend to be the primary caregiver in many ways.

Almost half the year has passed, which is a good time to assess if you’re keeping up with your new year goals.

More and more we have been hearing the word “cyberbullying,” which is basically the bullying of someone online, usually on social media platforms.

We have all lost someone at some point in our lives, whether they were a close relative or distant friend.

Have you ever heard someone say they love their partner dearly but they don’t like them?

We often get caught up in life’s hustle and bustle, so much so that we can forget how to be kind.

For many Guyanese, knocking back a few cold beers or Guinness or, if the weekend is long enough, bottles of vodka or brown rum is a regular pastime.

How much do you know about self-care and what it means for your mental health?

If over the years you’ve found yourself being unable to focus on a task at hand, having difficulty concentrating and paying attention because your mind is “all over the place” and you’re extremely impulsive and/or hyper and it negatively affects your daily life, you could be suffering from Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder.

Have you ever found yourself constantly checking to see if your doors are locked?

Ever found yourself in a relationship with someone who was extremely jealous or aggressive and made your life a living hell by being completely manipulative and lying compulsively and yet somehow you couldn’t find yourself leaving that person because they were at the same time so sweet and charming?

If you have ever wondered what the difference is between a psychologist and a psychiatrist then you are not alone.

In Guyana, we have a culture of caring for our parents as they get older.

“If you leave me, I will kill you…” “You can’t leave me, no one will take you…” “If I can’t have you, no one else will…” These are the words that victims of abusive relationships will likely have heard at some point during a violent encounter with their partners.

When you hear the term Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), you may more often than not naturally think of war veterans or persons who have been severely traumatised by war. In

 “This relationship only stressing me out.”                                                  “This wuk is bare stress.”

Do you sometimes feel like you’re overloaded with stress? As if your boss is constantly getting on your last nerve?