Youths should maintain an optimistic outlook on life, regardless of the circumstances, according to life coach Mr. Ndubuisi Onyenma, who gave this advice on Wednesday. This will help prevent depression.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) conducted in Abuja on the margins of
a workshop on emotional wellbeing was held, organised by the NGO Inspire Minds Education Foundation.
The workshop on mental health issues was arranged for students at Baze University in Abuja.
young people’s relationships, stress, and trauma management.
Depression, in Onyenma’s view, is a mental illness, and what young people repeatedly expose themselves to will ultimately manifest as depression.
when it comes to how they express themselves.
According to him, there are many bad things going on in society right now, and people are not happy about the state of the economy.
“When you let all those thoughts enter your head, they cause stress hormones to be released and cloud your thinking.”
like cortisol, which begins to knock you out of your positive frame of mind.
“Once you lose that optimism, you start to see things negatively, and depression is what comes next,” the author says.
The mind is the main area of concentration, thus it is a shift. Youths will avoid negative behaviours if they can control and nourish their thoughts.
depression.”
Parents and guardians should keep an eye on how their children use social media, according to Onyenma.
He contends that the environment that kids and teenagers grow up in will shape who they end up being in the future.
The outcomes, he claimed, depend on how people perceive social media, which can have both positive and negative effects.
He continued by saying that while some individuals use social media negatively, others utilise it positively.
“Starting to watch this thing is a responsibility from the home that is an essential component.
What are you teaching your kids about cognitive development, motor sensory stage, concrete stage, operational stage, and adulthood?
What lessons have they learnt from 0 to 7 years of age in the formative years of their lifestyle? Depending on what they have learned, their future selves will be shaped by that knowledge.
Keeping a close eye on what children are exposed to requires an intentional perspective from parents.
Onyenma says that allowing kids to use the internet unsupervised exposes them to risks such as exposure to inappropriate content.
they ought not to have been exposed to in the first place.
The NGO’s founder, Mrs. Rosemary Uwaleme, stated that a number of causes were contributing to the current rise in depression and suicide ideation.
She claimed that due of the way in which each person’s brains are wired, some people can go through the same life circumstances without developing mental illnesses.
According to the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, there are more than 60 million people in Nigeria who are affected by mental diseases.
The prevalence of common mental health issues in young people nowadays includes anxiety, despair, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Mental disease deserves the same attention as physical illness, but this focus is not currently being delivered.
“Also, the current economic climate is making things even worse, and many young people cannot fend for themselves, not to mention,”
it can be discouraging to see someone else working on things for themselves or their family.
The most crucial thing, she continued, is to seek assistance, whether that comes in the form of talking to a friend, family member, therapist, or other reliable source.
someone who can contribute to the solution of the issue.
Many young people complained about a variety of problems affecting them during therapy sessions, according to Uwaleme
because of their lack of confidence in themselves and discomfort with how they appear.
Some people deal with drug misuse, school pressures, parent loss, or having parents who won’t let them pursue their passions.
Her advice to them was to always see the bright side of things because, with the appropriate support and strategy, their stories may change completely.
As therapists, she continued, “we are inspired when we witness clients who had initially been on the verge of giving up start to relish life,
can give your life purpose and perhaps start motivating others.
“Our young people, in our opinion, are the future’s best hope.
“That is why we are here to remind you that you are capable of accomplishing anything you set your mind to, that you are strong, creative, and capable.
