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Needing help with your mind is not a spiritual failure or a character flaw.

We are quick to rush someone to hospital for malaria and slow to take them anywhere for six months of not sleeping, not eating, and not particularly wanting to be here.

Prayer and treatment are not rivals. You would not choose between prayer and antibiotics for typhoid. The mind is an organ too, and organs sometimes need more than encouragement.

Start with one honest sentence to one person who will not flinch. If it persists, see a professional; many consult over video now, discreetly and affordably. Silence is not strength, only delay.

Getting help early is not weakness; it is the most practical decision you will make this year.

Action

Save the number of one counsellor or therapist in your phone today, before you need it.