As Guyana and the rest of the world observed World Mental Health Day on October 10, a locally registered clinical psychologist was beginning to see results from two initiatives she had taken in an effort to normalise mental wellness and seeking assistance for one’s mental health.
India-born Anju Vivekanandaraj, who has been living and working as a psychologist in Guyana for quite some time, told this newspaper in a recent interview that she has been encouraging people to write about mental health as a “beginning step” to make talking about it “more easy, comfortable and normal for everyone”.
Apart from October 10 being World Mental Health Day, the entire month is also dedicated to depression and mental health awareness. These are topics often not discussed in our personal or work lives, but yet mental health disorders affect millions across the world.
