Showing posts with label Anxiety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anxiety. Show all posts

Sunday, October 12, 2025

How does abuse of power affect mental health and well-being?

 

Biblical quote about the abuse of power

Biblical quote about the abuse of power


Power abuse has a serious negative influence on people's mental health and well-being. Victims frequently suffer from a variety of psychological issues, such as anxiety, sadness, and depression. Chronic stress can cause emotional instability and helplessness in victims, which motivates many to harm themselves, end their lives, or consider suicide. Power abuse affects both adults and children.

 

Power has its advantages, but it may also be misused, which can have detrimental effects on both individuals and society at large. There are numerous instances throughout history of powerful individuals abusing their positions to further their own agendas or for personal benefit, frequently at the expense of and oppressing others. The question is what drives them to do so?

 

A lot of significant factors, such as fear, selfishness, and greed, contribute to the abuse of power. Understanding these can help identify and prevent such behavior in a range of contexts, including politics, institutions, organizations, and individuals. Power abuse has increased in many organizations, parties, and institutions because those in positions of authority are not held accountable for their actions.

 

People and institutions frequently misuse their authority to control others for a variety of situational, social, and psychological reasons. Some people have a strong need to control other people and their surroundings because of past experiences or insecurities. To satisfy their selfish needs and prove their value, people with narcissistic tendencies may abuse their position of authority.

 

Power abuse can be encouraged by societies, leaders, people, and organizations that place a high emphasis on hierarchy and dominance, making it appear normal or even desired. Although those who write about them are viewed as threats, those individuals or authorities lack the sense of humor to own their errors or come up with answers to urgent problems that could turn violent.

 

In addition to taking lives, the world's political turmoil is also having an adverse effect on economies and making life intolerable for others. Even though many of these political problems are solvable, authorities choose to overlook them because doing so benefits the wealthy while causing hardship for others. The unfortunate aspect of all these issues is that they act as though they are unaware of how their evil policies affect people.


Physical and psychological abuses are the foundation for most of the stories of people who have died of despair, obesity that has kept them in bed for years, and murder. Since many people have been victims of power abuse, they have been an increase in juvenile crimes, and many suddenly become monsters.

 

We all have a part to play in improving the state of the planet. For the benefit of our children or the next generation, a better world must be created, even though changing individuals is extremely difficult. Addressing inequality and increasing public awareness of social issues are examples of the many ways that we must work together to create a better society.

 

Sunday, May 03, 2020

REFLECTIONS OF PAST TURBULENCE ON CURRENT GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS


Smallpox pandemic, photo credit: the Social Historian

Smallpox pandemic, photo credit: the Social Historian



It's clear and obvious that today's younger generation has never experienced such a destructive nature of a deadly and prolonged disease, known as the coronavirus, forcing people to stay at home, with anxiety, fear, and unemployment. 



The current crisis of the coronavirus, about infection, deceased, and healing, seems to bring to mind the harsh and bitter experiences of victims during the First and Second World Wars. 

It also gives us a comprehensive understanding of the terrible times people went through during epidemics, such as the Spanish flu, influenza, cholera, and other deadly pandemics.

People think their freedom has been taken away from them because they have been forced to stay at home, can't enjoy sports, visit the cinema halls, the restaurant, go to the football stadium, and visit their loved ones. 


The question is, do people have to be angry over measures that protect and guarantee their own safety against the deadly COVID-19? How honest and sincere are people? 

Let's begin to think deeply about whether people are bitterly complaining about measures to avoid the spread of the coronavirus as a loss of freedom. Decades after Germany was divided into East and West Germany, the Iron Curtain came tumbling down in 1989. 

The Germans were divided for 45 years, and those trying to flee from the East to the West were shot down in cold blood.

Africans were captured and taken as slaves. Their homes were burned down, and the people were divided and brutalized. The scars of colonialism and Apartheid are still visible in Africa today.  After that, Aids and Ebola have hit the continent, killing thousands.

Captured African slaves were taken to America to work long hours in sugarcane plantations amidst hunger and poverty. Years after the abolition of slavery, African Americans are still suffering.

Comparing those turbulence times to the current time of the coronavirus gives a better understanding of how people have suffered in the past, and the most painful part, which we can't ignore, is that the emerged political crisis and pandemics were man-made.

The suspension of work and school activities ordered by the government is for our own good. The answers to controlling the pandemic are not only technological or medical, but also quarantine and avoiding social gatherings.

Hanged African-American woman

Hanged African-American woman



Thousands of people have died because of the coronavirus. The world is bleeding, and people are mourning, in a state of shock and despair. Yet, it's shocking to read negative comments from people who are happy that the COVID - 19 is killing more black people in the United States of America.

This is not a time to laugh at people because the coronavirus's impact has taken its toll on whites or a particular race. The disease is far from over; besides, no one knows if you are going to live today or the next day. 

People need to show love and care in these disturbing times, not hate, discrimination, and racism. This is the time the world must come together as one until the right vaccines come to save the lives of people who are perishing because of COVID-19. 


Sunday, December 20, 2015

Leave The Problems Behind And Take A Positive Step Into The Year 2016


Happiness and togetherness is all that we need to make this world beautiful



Happiness and togetherness are all that we need to make this world beautiful.


Many are struggling to overcome anxiety disorder, fear, and uncertainty, only to get disappointing results, because crime, violence, and terrorism are taking away our peaceful and happy moments.


The problem is that most people find it hard to overcome their fears because it’s part of who they are. That’s actually a mistake. “No one drinks medicine on behalf of a sick person,” a Ghanaian proverb, meaning your happiness is in your own hands.

At times, sadness, loneliness, and depression make us feel miserable and scared because we don’t know what tomorrow may bring.  If you take a wider view of things, you could discover that dating and friendships seem to be disappointments. 

Many are hurt or recovering from love affair disasters. Why must my dates end in this way? This is one of the questions that usually follows.

Many times it may be differences of opinions, careers, and misunderstandings, but at times it may turn out to be that the partners don’t like something about each other, especially about his or her character. Humbleness and politeness create a happy environment, but how many people are polite and humble?

Within a few days, we shall be witnessing the new year (2016). Are you going to carry your problems along with you? We often allow problems to take their toll on us rather than finding solutions.

If the blind can play the piano and someone without hands can open the chapters of a book with his toes or tongue, then why do you have to grumble when you are physically strong?

The purpose of this article is to encourage, not to discourage. There are many opportunities there for you. Let God be your guide to choose wisely, and let your hopes and dreams be a reality in the year 2016.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTS


Orphans in Africa

Orphans in Africa



Studies by psychologists show that emotional distress in adolescence and adulthood, including depression, alcoholism, anxiety, and suicidal tendencies, is often associated with abuse and bereavement suffered in childhood. 


Many young children have undergone diverse emotional distresses that are not their fault. Take, for instance, because of divorce alone, thousands of children born today spend their lives in a single-parent family. This contributed to the high rate of child delinquency.

On many occasions, when a child is bereaved, adults think they are too young to feel the loss. According to psychological reports, this assumption is absolutely wrong. 


Until recently, most psychologists believed that there was no way to help a mourning child recover from painful encounters with separation and loss. These are a few recommendations suggested by psychologists to help a bereaved child. Communication starts by telling the child...

“You are not alone. I’m with you.” Hold the child who trusts you on your lap and soothe her with long strokes. Finally, one can put an arm around the child’s shoulders, in this way easing the tension that builds up in the head, neck, and shoulders.