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A growing number of people are seeking mental health care and experts attribute this to the current economic hardships and people losing their loved ones to COVID-19. mentalhealth

A growing number of people are seekingand experts attribute this to the current economic hardships and people losing their loved ones to COVID-19.

“You withdraw, and it is not something that you do it on purpose, is just that, you tired, and you are so scared of, a big part, a big part of what of Bipolar, a big part of what is suffer with, is fear and that is also linked to anxiety. You actually, you are scared. You get this feeling that comes over you and you do not know what to do.

Last month, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group during Teen Suicide Prevention Week revealed shocking statistics which showed that of all deaths reported by academic hospitals in the country 8% were teen suicide related, the leading cause being depression. Gauteng Health MEC Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi says they are doing everything they can to capacitate health care facilities to be able to accommodate the increasing numbers of mental health care patients.

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It’s true, the hardships that we are facing every day it makes us think otherwise! So help us God to overcome such challenges that we can’t handle!

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