Seminar on Mental Health: What Every Nigerian Should Know
“ We are broken in ways we do not understand, ” a quote from the facilitator, Dr Harshwardhan Saini, at the Mental Health workshop that took place on Friday, November 1, in Helsinki . Mental health is one of the major topics that Nigerians usually shy away from. Nigerians have been coerced into seeing mental health discussion as boring, banal and organised only for the weak and those who are feebleminded. At the mental health workshop organised by the Nigerian community in Finland, a clinical scientist and mental health expert, Dr Harshwardhan Saini, spoke to Nigerians about the various importance of empathy , humility and how our various bias affects our relationship with others. What is Mental Health? Seminar on Mental Health: What Every Nigerian Should Know Mental health refers to your emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how you think, feel, and behave. It also influences how you handle stress, relate to others, make decisions, and cope ...