Africa by night can be chillingly haunting. The shriek of a witch doctor performing a curse. The moans of a child hallucinating with malaria. The bloodcurdling screeching and droning chants of cultish groups performing exorcisms.
Tag Archives: fear
Can we stop pretending, please? Where denial helps us and when it starts to hurt us
I don’t know if any of you have read the news reports about the Coronavirus parties that people have been holding to challenge the reality that COVID-19 is, in fact, ‘real.’ Some of the stories of the consequences of reckless and irresponsible actions have been totally heartbreaking.
🎶 ‘This is me’ – A loyalist is who I’m meant to be 🎶
Just for today, why don’t you have a ‘this is me’ day? A day where you celebrate rather than criticise.
Waiting well: an ‘operation’ in emotional resilience
Reality is, I feel anything but resilient right now. But resilience isn’t really about how you feel, is it? Resilience is about how you respond.
The dinosaur in my freezer: dealing with panic in a pandemic
Here’s some useful questions to ask yourself when you begin to feel fear frosting you over.
