Your heart is pounding. Your stomach is in knots. Your shoulders feel locked in tension and exhaustion hangs over you, yet medical tests show nothing physically wrong. For millions of South Africans, anxiety doesn't stay confined to the mind – it shows up powerfully in the body as psychosomatic symptoms, with very real physical sensations,…
Malawian-born and raised entrepreneur, Bongani Chinkanda, aims to put the spotlight on the realities of anxiety and depression as he attempts to cycle 160km on a gravel road from Hartbeespoort to Sun City in May this year.
Chinkanda, who was schooled in Harare, Zimbabwe before completing a degree at Rhodes University in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown)…
Pre-pandemic data shows that anxiety was the most common mental illness in the world, with no fewer than 284 million reported people suffering from anxiety. Add to this the fact that we are still battling the tail end of a pandemic, the worry of countries that are at war and some on the brink of…
In society, it sometimes feels like there’s increasing pressure on people to be consistently happy and fulfilled, but is it really possible to be happy all the time? Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, the time to reflect on the issues of anxiety and the importance of talking about it - especially…
Far from a time of empowerment and celebration, Women’s Month has seen depression and anxiety skyrocket among women as the boundaries of an already tenuous work-life balance have become increasingly blurred under lockdown.
According to a recent Ipsos poll, 40% of South African women say they are feeling anxious as a result of Covid-19 compared…