DEPRESSED?
Suicide has become more rampant in Nigeria. But that’s not what scares me. I’m terrified that many still think that ‘suicide is not Nigerian’. I wasn’t even aware suicide had a nationality in the first place. It’s the…
KEMI
Chapter Fifteen “Before we go any further, I would like to say that I’m deeply honoured that you’re here for this psychological assessment, which could possibly become treatment.” Laura looked from one patient to the other. The…
WHEN WE HIT BOTTOM!
Several years ago (I was quite little at the time), I read a novel entitled “The Horse Whisperer”. It was about a little girl who had a horse. Apart from her mom, there was no other living creature she loved more. Her horse loved her just as…
KEMI
Chapter Seven “You do have to stop crying at some point, you know? Na me suppose dey cry.” Ivy said through gritted teeth, though she felt very bad for the young lady whom the doctor had earlier introduced as Kemi. In spite of the anger she…
KEMI
Chapter Three It had been four days since Doctor Mangodo told her she was depressed – Kemi knew many people were depressed, but somehow, she hadn’t actually thought she was one of the many. She had hoped the general disinterestedness would…
KEMI
Chapter One Kemi woke up with a severe headache. She reached across the bed and swapped her right hand across the bedside stool, hoping to find the culprit that had cut short her sleep. These days she hardly had any. Her brain tried to grasp the events…
DEPRESSED!
I couldn’t quite place it. But something the young lady said caught my attention. I took a few paces back. I needed to be sure she was talking to me. The large hall was empty now, except for the two of us. I had just given a talk on how to handle…