'Dumsor' increasing mental problems – Psychologists

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The mask 10 years ago

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DEAD GOAT MAHAMA KILLED MILLS!!!!!! 10 years ago

ITS EXACTLY THE REASON WHY MAHAMA HAS SUDDENLY GONE MAD!! NOW HE CLAIMS HE IS A DEAD GOAT!!!!!!

ITS EXACTLY THE REASON WHY MAHAMA HAS SUDDENLY GONE MAD!! NOW HE CLAIMS HE IS A DEAD GOAT!!!!!!
Peacemaker 10 years ago

Ashanti buffon who doesnt understand a common palance.

Ashanti buffon who doesnt understand a common palance.
B FRANCA 10 years ago

Very very useless government. Suffering from the dead goat syndrome. Vote them out dec. 2016. Yabr3. Et) w).

Very very useless government. Suffering from the dead goat syndrome. Vote them out dec. 2016. Yabr3. Et) w).
Yaw Donkor Phd 10 years ago

This should be your decision point . Vote wisely next time. It's not NDC or NPPGUYS it's your life , your comfort, your children's future so vote wisely on that .

This should be your decision point . Vote wisely next time. It's not NDC or NPPGUYS it's your life , your comfort, your children's future so vote wisely on that .
Solja 10 years ago

So when there was no Akosombo didn't people study? Was there psycho cases then?

God gave us free crude but none of 24 million humans in Ghana is capable of digging it. Can you DIG this? What?????

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So when there was no Akosombo didn't people study? Was there psycho cases then?

God gave us free crude but none of 24 million humans in Ghana is capable of digging it. Can you DIG this? What?????

What does it take for a country to dig crude oil and power generators for electricity? This is serious! Can we not mobilize and dig crude???

Are some humans more intelligent than Ghanaman? I refuse to believe.

Take 5 cedis tax everyday for 2 years and you have 12million*2cedis*300=7200million cedis=$1.4billion.

Now that's enough to buy you 1 FPSO(oil ship) from Hyundai Korea.

But they are up about talking, talking, talking, talking. That's all they are good at, TALKING and getting little done. One word for the talking lot: SHAME
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago

I like that of your very much.

I like that of your very much.
alhassan abass 10 years ago

You're a stupid fool. Before akosombo there wasn't Internet, cell phone, TV, iron, air conditioner and so on and so forth. Aboa, next time think well before you type your nonsense. wo maame twe asi kainkain. Aboa ogwan. Onye ...
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You're a stupid fool. Before akosombo there wasn't Internet, cell phone, TV, iron, air conditioner and so on and so forth. Aboa, next time think well before you type your nonsense. wo maame twe asi kainkain. Aboa ogwan. Onye sorr mi.
Ghanaba 10 years ago

That's what many don't realize. Once you're accustomed to a certain lifestyle and that is taken away all of a sudden, it kills!!!

That's what many don't realize. Once you're accustomed to a certain lifestyle and that is taken away all of a sudden, it kills!!!
Ghanaba 10 years ago

That's what many don't realize. Once you're accustomed to a certain lifestyle and that is taken away all of a sudden, it kills!!!

That's what many don't realize. Once you're accustomed to a certain lifestyle and that is taken away all of a sudden, it kills!!!

Peacemaker 10 years ago

Woso wo mame tw3 kankan nibi. Aboa, gjimini. The guy is putting sometin into ur dead head nd u are insulting him. Animal kokoase buffon like u.

Woso wo mame tw3 kankan nibi. Aboa, gjimini. The guy is putting sometin into ur dead head nd u are insulting him. Animal kokoase buffon like u.
Agya 10 years ago

Mister ... Your country is heading to a very bad place . Trust me itcan be better n there is better life . You don't hene a leader is please vote wisely next time

Mister ... Your country is heading to a very bad place . Trust me itcan be better n there is better life . You don't hene a leader is please vote wisely next time
Alfred 10 years ago

animal !! animal !!. think b4 u text ,show respect to elders and stop piging up yourself. God have mercy on you and your entire family

animal !! animal !!. think b4 u text ,show respect to elders and stop piging up yourself. God have mercy on you and your entire family
Kobby 10 years ago

Solja...let's take it from this angle....You closed from work and you were expecting to go home and flourish your mouth with some mouth- watering diet say Banku and Okra stew with many different kinds of meat and fishes: Your ...
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Solja...let's take it from this angle....You closed from work and you were expecting to go home and flourish your mouth with some mouth- watering diet say Banku and Okra stew with many different kinds of meat and fishes: Your mind is set on such a meal but then you got home and you are told to drink a mere water and sleep. I am not a psychologist but i can tell you this will make you go "mad". Exactly what the Doctor is saying. When there was no electricity we did not care because our minds were not set on any electricity because it never existed. But here lies the case where you are a student ,you have a test to write on the morrow as you're in the middle of the studies the electricity whimsically goes off...won't it affect you? Certainly it will
Secondly how can all the citizens of this country dig crude? If that's possible then we can all become presidents at the same time and enjoy ourselves too....It's about the institutions who are supposed to stand up and make things work....we all are like the human body.....there's this passage i read many years ago when i was in the primary school and it was titled "unity is strength" if we all did what we ought to have done all these would not have been happening....unfortunately both the leaders and citizens of this country carry what i call "the black mentality" syndrome....
COUNSELOR 10 years ago

No government including the NPP and NDC have thought proactively to diversify the sources of power in Ghana. Why should Ghana be obsessed with mega hydro power schemes when it has become apparent that the water levels in the ...
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No government including the NPP and NDC have thought proactively to diversify the sources of power in Ghana. Why should Ghana be obsessed with mega hydro power schemes when it has become apparent that the water levels in the rivers have been falling. Despite that governments continue to build hydro dams and wasting tax payer's money. Why can't the government of the day invest in renewable power like wind technology along the coastline from Afloa to Axim; solar technology which is abundant in Ghana; geothermal which can directly be tapped from the bowels of the earth; and tidal waves technology that could be tapped from the sea. These different sources of power can be directed to the main grid and this will offset the periodical energy crisis the country is facing. Believe me this is being done by progressive countries all over the globe including countries like Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia and Mauritius. This can be done in Ghana; and that is what progressive governments should be doing. This is not an NDC problem but a problem for all progressive governments in Ghana.
Solja 10 years ago

Never said all citizen's dig crude. I was saying why can't somebody organize the money buy the oil ship for the country and use this to extract the oil to power the plants.
But we want somebody else from somewhere else to co ...
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Never said all citizen's dig crude. I was saying why can't somebody organize the money buy the oil ship for the country and use this to extract the oil to power the plants.
But we want somebody else from somewhere else to come and do it.

Cannot any company in Ghana get a ship to drill. A national oil company to drill, drill,drill.
Yusif 10 years ago

There are areas in Ghana without electricity. Does that make all the people there crazy? And students in these areas also write the same exams with the rest of Ghanaians. Have we all joined the propaganda!

There are areas in Ghana without electricity. Does that make all the people there crazy? And students in these areas also write the same exams with the rest of Ghanaians. Have we all joined the propaganda!
Kwame 10 years ago

For over two years in Kufuors adminstration we were in this and poeple did not go mad but now all of suddenly people have started going mad. God is watching

For over two years in Kufuors adminstration we were in this and poeple did not go mad but now all of suddenly people have started going mad. God is watching
Kobby 10 years ago

My dear Kwame, the dumsor under Mr. Kuffours administration wasn't as disheartening as this one, and please get the records straight; the erstwhile Kuffour administration did not prolong the dumsor as we see today....Please b ...
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My dear Kwame, the dumsor under Mr. Kuffours administration wasn't as disheartening as this one, and please get the records straight; the erstwhile Kuffour administration did not prolong the dumsor as we see today....Please be objective.....What the Doctor is saying is true.....
Savana 10 years ago

It was the rains that saved the Kufour Administration. Infact when the rains came and caused floods in northern Ghana, they promised to build houses for the people there. That was out excitement, and the houses never came.

It was the rains that saved the Kufour Administration. Infact when the rains came and caused floods in northern Ghana, they promised to build houses for the people there. That was out excitement, and the houses never came.

COUNSELOR 10 years ago

Kobby you are wrong on that!

Kobby you are wrong on that!
Peacemaker 10 years ago

Massa, i disagree with the doctor. Let me ask u, are u and any of ur relatives suffering frm de dumsor? If yes, then hw many of them hv gone crazy so far?

Massa, i disagree with the doctor. Let me ask u, are u and any of ur relatives suffering frm de dumsor? If yes, then hw many of them hv gone crazy so far?
Waaluk 10 years ago

I think it depends on the person. If the energy crisis is affecting his livelihood, ie his business; or if the person is a student facing a stressful exams and has no light to do private studies, or a single poor parent whos ...
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I think it depends on the person. If the energy crisis is affecting his livelihood, ie his business; or if the person is a student facing a stressful exams and has no light to do private studies, or a single poor parent whose sole income is from the sale of pure drinking water and for that matter relies on the functioning of the fridge, then there is a problem that can ocassion various health complications not to one person, but her children as well.
Learned one 10 years ago

The Mahama virus is venomous, it invades and destroy the totality of the Ghanaian. Now that he has developed the dead goat syndrome, we're finished! Idey be k3k3!!!

The Mahama virus is venomous, it invades and destroy the totality of the Ghanaian. Now that he has developed the dead goat syndrome, we're finished! Idey be k3k3!!!
Mohammed .japan 10 years ago

cant we solve thi§ Problem Once and forall.and Stop All t his concert.

cant we solve thi§ Problem Once and forall.and Stop All t his concert.
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago

Exactly mate! That's all what our so-called PhD's in town are good at. Blame the heavens and the postmaster in charge of Ghana of recent for everything under the sun.

Exactly mate! That's all what our so-called PhD's in town are good at. Blame the heavens and the postmaster in charge of Ghana of recent for everything under the sun.
Efo 10 years ago

I hope this does not discriminate against NDC stewards. This is concern every Ghanaian should rise and speak against this government handling of affairs in Ghana.

I hope this does not discriminate against NDC stewards. This is concern every Ghanaian should rise and speak against this government handling of affairs in Ghana.
Earl Jones 10 years ago

If you want to be NPP, be NPP but do not try to fool Ghanaians.
There are a thousand and one things that can cause mental illness in Ghana. Dumsor does not even come anywhere near the top of the list.
Noise pollution from c ...
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If you want to be NPP, be NPP but do not try to fool Ghanaians.
There are a thousand and one things that can cause mental illness in Ghana. Dumsor does not even come anywhere near the top of the list.
Noise pollution from churches, illiterate drivers on the road (I know they will not be reading this), corruption, a healthcare system not fit for purpose, broken public services. What is he talking about?
The problems of the country are systemic and very little to do with government. There is a tendency to blame all the ills of the country on government. Armed robbery - government, rape - government, Woyome using legal loopholes to steal money from the state - government, corruption - government, indiscipline in society - government, noisy churches preying on illiterate and vulnerable Ghanaians - government.
You donate your salaries to fake Nigerian churches, ask for a pay rise then you blame it on government for poor salaries. Ghanaians alone have contributed billions of dollars to the TB Joshua get rich quick scheme. Then the same people come back to the state and ask for more money. Well, Ghanaians, stop being stupid.
Get this into your heads; the pastors know that a person with a difficult problem is vulnerable. 'A drowning man will clutch at a straw'.
So what do they do? They get you to tell them your problems. And when they know you are vulnerable, they get you to part with your money. They get you to rope in your friends and family. If you are a high profile person the better. One of TB Joshua’s most precious catch was John Evans Atta Mills. Since then, TB Joshua has completely swept the whole of Ghana building on the reputation he acquired by commandeering the whole president of Ghana to his church in Nigerian and parading him on National television. Don't be a sucker, be a conscientious Christian and shine your eyes.
Even TB Joshua has no guarantee of heaven so do not be fooled.
And as for Dr. Akwesi Osei, I will not be surprised if he is abusing diazepam or the other anti-psychotic medications. Do us a favour; shut up!
Earl Jones 10 years ago

There are communities inside and outside of Ghana who have no access to electricy at all and they are not mad.
Until the 90s they were whole communities in the North who have no access to electricity and they are not mad. In ...
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There are communities inside and outside of Ghana who have no access to electricy at all and they are not mad.
Until the 90s they were whole communities in the North who have no access to electricity and they are not mad. In fact, they still are pockets of communities in Ghana withoug electricity.
xoxo 10 years ago

And so what? You are a very BIG FOOL to come up with such idea.This is the 21st century and you expect us to sleep in darkness forever.I do not think you are human, maybe some ape somewhere in da forest. Foolish boy

And so what? You are a very BIG FOOL to come up with such idea.This is the 21st century and you expect us to sleep in darkness forever.I do not think you are human, maybe some ape somewhere in da forest. Foolish boy

Kobby 10 years ago

Earl Jones please if you don't possess a mobile phone do you think of missing a call from a loved one? Hope you get the meaning....

Earl Jones please if you don't possess a mobile phone do you think of missing a call from a loved one? Hope you get the meaning....
Ghana 10 years ago

Thank you! Tell them again. We are a nation of Shallow thinkers./

Thank you! Tell them again. We are a nation of Shallow thinkers./
Peacemaker 10 years ago

Good points, can u believe npp granting a mad man an interview about dumsor? What a shame!

Good points, can u believe npp granting a mad man an interview about dumsor? What a shame!
Dee 10 years ago

pls lets face fact.this man is talking about the pyschological trauma we go through.even expecting ur light to go off n it coming.u are happy if u dont have than to have n be taken away.

pls lets face fact.this man is talking about the pyschological trauma we go through.even expecting ur light to go off n it coming.u are happy if u dont have than to have n be taken away.
john 10 years ago

This Dum sor Dum sor can rightly be defined as an abuse of the state on her citizens. What is this since independece ?

This Dum sor Dum sor can rightly be defined as an abuse of the state on her citizens. What is this since independece ?
Naa 10 years ago

We lack the ability to speak the truth in Gh. & it's killing us. In as much as I want this dumsor to go away, I remembered NPP initiate it therefore they don't have the solution. If they do they can let us all know & even sa ...
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We lack the ability to speak the truth in Gh. & it's killing us. In as much as I want this dumsor to go away, I remembered NPP initiate it therefore they don't have the solution. If they do they can let us all know & even save themselves campaign for the next election.
COUNSELOR 10 years ago

Well Said bro!

Well Said bro!
Selorm. Aponati 10 years ago

This is a fact,few days ago, I had an exam the following day and before I could realized,the light went off. In fact,I felt depressed and had to cross my head with my arms as if I lose a love one. I think something should rea ...
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This is a fact,few days ago, I had an exam the following day and before I could realized,the light went off. In fact,I felt depressed and had to cross my head with my arms as if I lose a love one. I think something should really be done and quickly before majority of the populace go mad,I may not be exception.
truth 10 years ago

for me i think Dr Akwedo osei is hidding behind this to do the bidding of some people. hmmmmmm God is watching u Dr

for me i think Dr Akwedo osei is hidding behind this to do the bidding of some people. hmmmmmm God is watching u Dr
COUNSELOR 10 years ago

There is no correlation between dumsor and mental illness!

There is no correlation between dumsor and mental illness!
OKOROMANSA 10 years ago

MAHAMA DOES NOT CARE A HOOT. YET WE CALL AND REGARD HIM AS OUR PRESIDENT

MAHAMA DOES NOT CARE A HOOT. YET WE CALL AND REGARD HIM AS OUR PRESIDENT
awuah paul 10 years ago

Why is't our leaders are so careless

Why is't our leaders are so careless
COUNSELOR 10 years ago

No government including the NPP and NDC have thought proactively to diversify the sources of power in Ghana. Why should Ghana be obsessed with mega hydro power schemes when it has become apparent that the water levels in the ...
read full comment

No government including the NPP and NDC have thought proactively to diversify the sources of power in Ghana. Why should Ghana be obsessed with mega hydro power schemes when it has become apparent that the water levels in the rivers have been falling. Despite that governments continue to build hydro dams and wasting tax payer's money. Why can't the government of the day invest in renewable power like wind technology along the coastline from Afloa to Axim; solar technology which is abundant in Ghana; geothermal which can directly be tapped from the bowels of the earth; and tidal waves technology that could be tapped from the sea. These different sources of power can be directed to the main grid and this will offset the periodical energy crisis the country is facing. Believe me this is being done by progressive countries all over the globe including countries like Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia and Mauritius. This can be done in Ghana; and that is what progressive governments should be doing. This is not an NDC problem but a problem for all progressive governments in Ghana.
Peacemaker 10 years ago

Hw can a student get stressed up when the lights goes off at the time he is learning or doing his homework? The alternative is to buy a candle, or use lantern, or use touchlight etc if only he is serious with his education.

Hw can a student get stressed up when the lights goes off at the time he is learning or doing his homework? The alternative is to buy a candle, or use lantern, or use touchlight etc if only he is serious with his education.
AFUA 10 years ago

IN ANYCASE NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT!!

IN ANYCASE NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT!!
Owu 10 years ago

I wonder how Ghanaians are able to cope with this dumsor, dumsor. These days without energy there is nothing you can do. NDC administration has failed Ghanaians and will continue to fail because they've no clue. It's very str ...
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I wonder how Ghanaians are able to cope with this dumsor, dumsor. These days without energy there is nothing you can do. NDC administration has failed Ghanaians and will continue to fail because they've no clue. It's very stressful and retarded. Come 2016, the people of Ghana shouldn't hesitate to vote them out. They are destroying Ghana and it appears corruption is the main fabric of the society.
Meelon 10 years ago

SHOW CASING WHAT? ONLY GOD KNOWS! SEE, FOOLS WILL ALWAYS BE FOOLS,NO MATTER WHAT. WITH ALL THIS MENTAL STRESSES & STRIANS IN THIS DUMSOR & ECO-MESS-HARDSHIPS,THESE FOOLS ARE ON THE STRETS TO SHOW CASE THIER SUPPORT FOR THE DE ...
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SHOW CASING WHAT? ONLY GOD KNOWS! SEE, FOOLS WILL ALWAYS BE FOOLS,NO MATTER WHAT. WITH ALL THIS MENTAL STRESSES & STRIANS IN THIS DUMSOR & ECO-MESS-HARDSHIPS,THESE FOOLS ARE ON THE STRETS TO SHOW CASE THIER SUPPORT FOR THE DEAD GOAT Govt.At the END OF THE DAY, THEY WOULD BE THE VERY PPL TO BE IN THESE MENTAL HOSPITALS.
OWEN,NEW YORK. 10 years ago

A country with a fool leading them,surely will fail. Until Nama Addo is sworn in,Ghanaians will continue wandering in the wilderness.

A country with a fool leading them,surely will fail. Until Nama Addo is sworn in,Ghanaians will continue wandering in the wilderness.
Gad 10 years ago

the psychologists are fools because since independent how many psychologists talk about elemention of rural electrification, are they not human beings in which the psychos need they also breath, eat and lives.

the psychologists are fools because since independent how many psychologists talk about elemention of rural electrification, are they not human beings in which the psychos need they also breath, eat and lives.
Teacher Awo 10 years ago

Gad, are you alright, this is exactly what the psychologists are talking about. You are offpoint the beginning of madness. So get to the hospital.

Gad, are you alright, this is exactly what the psychologists are talking about. You are offpoint the beginning of madness. So get to the hospital.

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