5 important benefits of counselling for stress and anxiety management
Discover 5 reasons to seek counselling for stress and anxiety management, including coping strategies and better sleep.
Hi, I'm reaching out because I really want to feel like myself again. Emotionally, I’ve been feeling heavy, overwhelmed, and disconnected from myself. I often cry, and some days it feels like peace just skips me no matter how much I pray or try to be grateful. I work in a high-stress, emotionally draining environment where I often feel bullied, disrespected, and unappreciated — especially by someone in a position of power. It’s been affecting my mental health a lot. I’m currently in a transition period: I just passed my degree (BCom Law), and I'm figuring out what to do next — whether to go deeper into law or accounting. There’s a lot of pressure to succeed and not disappoint my parents, and I sometimes feel stuck or lost. I’ve struggled with boundaries, especially with certain people who take advantage of me emotionally. I often put others first to keep the peace, but deep down it drains me. I’ve had moments where I’ve turned to smoking as a coping mechanism. I’m not proud of it, and I want to find better ways to deal with emotional stress and anxiety. I also sometimes isolate myself because I feel like I don’t really have close friends or anyone who deeply understands me. I feel unsupported at times and tired of pretending I’m okay. Despite all this, I have a deep faith in God, and I know He has a plan for me. I want to heal, to find clarity and peace again — to feel present, secure, and proud of the woman I am becoming.
I found that the girl I love with all my heart cheated me with her ex boyfriend and when I asked her that who cheated me with she looked me in my eyes leir to me and I want to forgive her but it's hard for me to forgive her and I love her with whole my heart I didn't expect her doing things like I am now thinking to kill her my heart is broken and her family didn't do anything about it they just keep quiet for me.i am so heart 💔 broken I don't know what to do now because I really love her
I’m here because I need help untangling the relationship dynamic I’ve had with my partner, Zama. She’s very emotionally intelligent and self-aware, but sometimes it feels like that turns into subtle guilt-tripping or manipulation — where I end up being blamed for everything, even when I try to share my own hurt. I want to explore: Why I keep feeling responsible for all her pain, but my own feelings get dismissed. Why I’ve learned to shut down and avoid conflict instead of speaking openly. Whether this dynamic is healthy or fair — or if it’s keeping us both stuck. How I can communicate better, set healthy boundaries, and protect my own emotional wellbeing too. Ultimately, I do still care about her and miss her, but I need clarity on whether the relationship can be rebuilt in a healthy way, or if it’s better to let go.
I’ve been struggling with self-worth and attachment in relationships. I’m trying to heal from heartbreak, patterns of overgiving, and feeling like I need to earn love. I also experience emotional ups and downs, especially around my cycle. I want to feel more emotionally safe, stable, and in tune with myself
Our divorce was finalised in October , we seperated on the 20th January . We have four daughters aged 24, 21, 13 and 10. Our Minor children find it hard to cope with the divorce and currently shows signs of anger and disrespect towards their father. We have a co-parenting plan in place but has not been implemented correctly. The children stay with their mother and sometimes skip visiting their father.
Must be able to communicate in IsiZulu, child has also lost a mother, has resided in a couple of households with different family members but now resides with their father. They have been removed from school previously due to behavioral issues and they have now been asked to bring in a parent before they resume school due to behavioral issues again currently
I am a stepfather and have a situation in which my step son clearly dislikes his mother. He wont even greet her unless reminded to. He views everything she says as acrimonious and we were recently called to a meeting at school because he made up a whole lot of nonsense about his mom and how she treats him. I need my wife and her son to figure out their relationship. Note that his biological father passed away when he was 2 and half and he absolutely adored his dad... Now its me.
We are married for 39 yrs. we’ve lost a child 10 years ago. Infidelity has been a constant in our relationship for our entire marriage. Drug and alcohol abuse as well from my husband. He’s now 1yr sober. He wants space and a separation or divorce. We need help to get back on track in our marriage.
I feel like a paranoid & insecure person, my marriage is falling apart and I feel like I'm the only one who sees this when I raised this issue to my husband he acted surprised but I could tell he feels the same but scared to say it and this started after he cheated. Things have not been going well and I've been unemployed since
I'd like to find out the truth about what's troubling her that she refuses to go to school I also want her to tell us what happened with her cousin and what she said because I believe her but her grandparents refuses to believe what she says and she is just a child she wouldn't make up something like that up