Today, hundreds of men and women write me personally on social media. Victims of their pasts, of their silence. The question that most often pops up: what do you do to heal, to beat depression? By Ingrid Falaise I am neither a therapist nor a […] See more
Stress, anxiety, depression… The life of a student isn’t all rest and relaxation. Their mental health can be precarious. It’s a phenomenon that worries professors and doctors more and more. It’s talked about a lot in universities, and elsewhere. By Charlotte Robec Camille, 18, is […] See more
The pressure must be reduced – and fast. Crisis intervention has to focus on the safety valve. First, the steam has to be let out; then, the counselor has to engage the sufferer in a “life contract” – or, in other words, a “non-suicide pact.” […] See more
At age 16, you don’t usually have many options for your first job. Your C.V. is empty. Working in a fast food restaurant, a grocery store or a boutique is quite often the job that teenagers coming out of secondary 4 take to earn money […] See more
This sickness of the soul kidnapped me one morning without warning. My pyjamas became my uniform. My tousled hair became my miserable, undignified, fallen crown. I feared the end of my vacation and couldn’t imagine the idea of going out and meeting people, a false […] See more
Stress, anxiety, depression… The life of a student isn’t all rest and relaxation. Their mental health can be precarious. It’s a phenomenon that worries professors and doctors more and more. It’s talked about a lot in universities, and elsewhere. By Charlotte Robec In 2016, the […] See more
The true crisis moment happens when the sufferer realizes he or she can’t digest or handle an event in life that involves personal loss of some sort. The sufferer is drowning in despair. Hopelessness builds. Suicidal thoughts sit at the end of a road, be […] See more
Sunday, June 12, 2007. From afar I hear a steady drip-drip-drip of water falling, like clockwork, every second, into the bathroom sink. Pling. Pling. Pling. By Ingrid Falaise I don’t have the strength to get up out of bed, my refuge since Friday. And yet […] See more
Every single serious personal crisis doesn’t necessarily lead to a suicide. Nonetheless, every crisis has certain characteristics in common: A high, accumulated level of stress, making the sufferer very fragile and vulnerable; The sufferer’s inability to use normal methods to find solutions to personal difficulties; […] See more
Many things make me different. I am dyslexic. I only learned this late in life. Because my mother taught me to read, write and count, I still finished at the head of my class. It allowed me to study by myself, so I could advance […] See more
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