Insights from Mytherapist.ng

What 116 Nigerian therapists charge per session, and how to set your own fee: your cost floor, fair benchmarks, couples and student rates, and raising fees.

Worried someone is thinking about suicide? How to ask directly, what to say and avoid, how to keep them safe, and who to call in Nigeria.

A safety plan is a short list you write while calm, for when thoughts of suicide come. What goes in it, how to make one, and who to call in Nigeria.

The NYSC allowance is ₦77,000 a month. What you really get, what can reduce it, how to budget it in any posting, and how to handle money pressure calmly.

What PPA means in NYSC, why the service year gets lonely, and a month-by-month plan for making friends, filling empty days, staying safe and looking after your mind.

How NYSC redeployment (relocation) works in 2026: the grounds, the windows, documents, why it’s free, what to do about security fears, and coping while you wait.

In-laws asking, prayer meetings you didn’t ask for, talk of a second wife. How couples facing childlessness can handle family pressure as a team, in Nigeria.

Many autistic adults were never diagnosed as children. Signs in adults, why online tests can’t diagnose, and how to get assessed in Nigeria.

Your family says “just pray about it” when you mention therapy. What they usually mean, words you can use, and what Christian and Muslim teaching says.

One of you has japa’d and the other is still in Nigeria. How to keep a long-distance relationship going: a shared timeline, time zones, money and trust.

Money problems in marriage usually hurt through secrecy and blame, not only the shortfall. How Nigerian couples can talk about money, debt and family demands.

Your partner is depressed and you’re running on empty, maybe even resentful. Why that happens, why it doesn’t make you a bad partner, and what helps you both.

“Narcissist” is everyday slang; narcissistic personality disorder is an uncommon diagnosis. What the difference means, and what to do about the behaviour.

Tramadol 50 and 100 mg is legal with a prescription; 225 mg never was. What the 2018 codeine ban covers, the penalties, travel rules, and how to stop safely.

How to choose a drug or alcohol rehab centre in Nigeria: what good treatment looks like, red flags, questions to ask, and public options in Lagos and Abuja.

Where to get psychiatric care in Abuja: National Hospital, UATH, Garki Hospital, district hospitals, private clinics, and what to do in an emergency.

Where to get psychiatric care in Lagos: Yaba, LUTH, LASUTH, state hospitals and private clinics, how to get seen, what it costs, and emergency help.

Men rarely say they’re struggling. How to notice, what to say or text, how to ask about suicide, and how to help a friend in Nigeria get support.

Night shifts and rotas wreck sleep and wear down mood. A practical plan for nurses, security staff, rotation workers and anyone whose day starts at night.

September lands and the whole country tightens. Why the ember months feel like this, what is real and what is dread, and how to get to January intact.

When bad dreams become a pattern you dread going to bed for. What drives recurring nightmares, and the rehearsal technique with the best evidence.

The group is active at 11pm and everyone is replying. How to stop your job living in your pocket without becoming the person who is hard to reach.

Awake, unable to move, something in the room. What sleep paralysis actually is, why the spiritual reading is so widespread here, and how to reduce it.

Actual sentences for declining work, pushing back on a deadline and protecting your evening — written for Nigerian offices, where hierarchy is real.

Watching yourself from outside. The world looking flat or fake. Losing time. What dissociation is, why it happens, and when it needs treating.

What counts, what the law says, how to document it, and how to protect your mental health — whether you report it, leave, or are not ready to do either.

Not untidiness, and not laziness. Why hoarding is a recognised disorder, why throwing things away for someone makes it worse, and what actually helps.

Public dressing-downs, impossible demands, and a hierarchy that calls it training. Recognising workplace bullying in Nigeria and what you can do about it.

You do it without noticing, then hide the evidence. Trichotillomania and skin picking are recognised conditions with real treatment — not bad habits.

Good salary, no commute, and you have not spoken to anyone since Tuesday. Why remote work gets lonely in Nigeria, and what actually fixes it.

Hours lost to a flaw nobody else can see. What body dysmorphic disorder is, why reassurance and surgery never settle it, and the treatment that works.

Six weeks ago you were building the roadmap. Now you are in a spreadsheet. Surviving a tech layoff in Nigeria without losing your nerve or your head.

Rare, sudden, and a genuine emergency. The signs of postpartum psychosis, how it differs from baby blues, and why it must never wait until morning.

Payroll you cannot make, investors you cannot disappoint, and nobody to tell. What building a company in Nigeria costs mentally, and what protects you.

Two weeks of every month you are not yourself, then it lifts. PMDD is a recognised condition, not a bad attitude — and it is treatable once identified.

Overcrowded classes, late salaries, and being expected to raise other people’s children. What teaching costs mentally, and what actually helps.

Bipolar II is not a milder bipolar I. The difference is mania versus hypomania — and it changes the diagnosis, the treatment and how long it takes to spot.

Thirty-six hour calls, hostile seniors, and a culture that treats exhaustion as training. Mental health for Nigerian house officers and residents.

Intense relationships, sudden emotional swings, a shaky sense of self. What BPD is, why the label carries stigma, and why it responds to treatment.

Targets, 7am to 9pm, and a resignation letter you cannot afford to send. Burnout in Nigerian banking — what it costs, and what can actually change.