caroline kiburi

Mental health advocate/ Psychologist/

*Normalizing conversations around mental health

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

Gambling stimulates the brain reward system to release dopamine just like drugs leading to addiction. Greater amounts of dopamine are released in people with a gambling disorder even when they lose money. This helps explain why some people continue gambling despite losses.

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

Gambling disorder or what is referred to as compulsive gambling is the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling despite the toll it takes on your life. Recently, there's increased cases of gambling addiction especially among the youth.

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

The model acknowledges that grief may still be present, even years after the loss, but it's not the only part of life. The individual's life continues to develop, creating new memories, relationships, and experiences that exist alongside the grief.

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

The "growing around grief" model, developed by Lois Tonkin, suggests that grief remains a constant part of life, but the individual's life expands and grows around it, rather than the grief shrinking over time. It's a shift in perspective from "moving on" to integrating loss .

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

@DrMcFillin Sad, with its potential for Addiction based on early use of the drug.

[Brandon Luu, MD @BrandonLuuMD]

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[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

@psmuthoni Poleni sana..my condolences

[Institute of Child Psychology @ICPchildpsych]

If children can freely express their emotions with a supportive adult, they learn that feelings are normal and temporary. Children need practice and acceptance to handle their emotions effectively. #parents #parentingtips #parentingadvice #lifewithkids #familyfirst #mentalhealth

[Matt @MettaMatta]

How much stress is your body carrying?

Chronic tension keeps us in a constant fight-or-flight mode

It's like being stalked by a lion 24/7

Here's what ACTUALLY works for dissolving stress at its core.

It's called TRE (a thread)

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

Your thoughts are not facts.
Your thoughts and feelings are valid but may not necessarily reflect reality.
#bekindtoyourself #yourmentalhealthmatters

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

How are you feeling today ? @worry__lines #therapy #MentalHealthMatters

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

In a dysfunctional family, children adapt differently to cope with its dynamics. The roles children take are not their fault but survival mechanisms. However, they are not fixed and children can change as they grow depending on circumstances.
#dysfunctionalfamilies #personality

[Victor Armstrong, MSW @1of2vics]

Talking to someone who lives with mental health challenges, doesn’t have to be awkward or scary. Depression, anxiety, bipolar, or schizophrenia aren’t contagious, and a mental health diagnosis doesn’t mean you’re weird, flawed, or dangerous. It means you are human. #StopSuicide

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

#depressionawareness #SuicidePreventionMonth Understand the symptoms to reduce suicide rates globally.

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

September is suicide prevention month. Put people first. #Yourlifematters #SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicidePrevention

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

When we use neutral and respectful language we shift how society reacts to or understands suicide. #SuicidePreventionMonth #SuicideAwareness

[NTV Kenya @ntvkenya]

We have removed the word committing from suicide because our advancement in medical knowledge is such that we now know much as you cannot punish somebody for having a headache, you cannot punish people for having a depressive illness: Frank Njenga - Mental Health Taskforce

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

Through the darkest storms, your strength shines brightest. Celebrate your victories, no matter how small.

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

Sound mental health/sanity.

[caroline kiburi @CKiburi]

Substance use problems are on rise as most individuals perceive alcohol and other substances as a solution to the ongoing economic crisis. It leads to dependence, tolerance and consequently addiction.
#substanceuse #addiction #substanceusedisorder

[Daily Nation @NationAfrica]

A drinking nation
https://t.co/nPhj1fjFsK