When one person goes to rehab, it’s not just their life that changes. The ripples can reach everyone around them. Yes, it can feel overwhelming at first, but this is the chance for something better.
So many of us were taught to push through challenges and not ask for help. Some of us were taught we had to prove ourselves in order to receive love. Many of us were taught that it was our ‘job’ to care for everything and everyone. But that way of living has a cost, and you don’t have to keep paying it.
The rise of party drugs in South Africa has been growing increasingly since the early noughties, with younger people (between the ages of 18 and 30) being the most likely to engage in substance use, particularly those in club and festival scenes. MDMA (ecstasy), ketamine, tik (methamphetamine), and LSD are the most commonly used substances…
What many don’t realise is how much your mental health habits in your twenties shape your future. This decade lays the groundwork for how you handle challenges and build resilience. Waiting until your thirties or forties to address long-standing patterns makes the road much harder.
