Devan Moonsamy
Mental clutter can indeed contribute to or exacerbate symptoms of depression. While depression is a complex condition with multiple causes, mental clutter can play a significant role in its development and maintenance.
Overthinking and Rumination: Mental clutter often involves excessive thinking, especially negative or repetitive thoughts. This overthinking can lead to rumination, where individuals…
There's more to living with depression than having an off day or feeling blue. Depression is a mental illness that can slowly take over a person's life. And as people live increasingly isolated lives due to the pandemic, the condition is becoming more prevalent.
One in six South Africans may be struggling with depression, according…
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) says one in six South Africans is battling depression.1 One such person is Dineo Mogale, a young professional diagnosed with depression, who opened up about her struggle at a recent #BreakingDepression virtual media event where she described living with depression as "debilitating" to the point where it's impossible…
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…
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…