Guidance & Counseling Consultants Limited

01/01/2021

As we start the new year 2021, many of us will look back on the crazy year 2020 and reflect on what we've been through. But for many, the challenges don't seem to be letting up any time soon. You still might be dealing with sleepless nights with your baby or epic tantrums with your toddler. Perhaps the pandemic continues to upend your life, or you find yourself dispirited this supposedly festive season.
The worst part is when you don't see the light at the end of the tunnel just yet. The strength and willpower you showed in the beginning have been wrung dry when you've been in this situation for months on end.
But that's exactly what I want to point out: this is a situation, a temporary life situation you're currently facing. While "temporary" is relative, differentiate whatever life situation you're going through from your LIFE.
Your life is YOU, not the things happening to you. Your life is who you are inside (especially your thoughts and feelings), not the circumstances you can't control. And no matter what happens in your life situation, it doesn't define your life or who you are—it's simply the chapter you find yourself in at the moment.
And trust me, I know the feeling of being weighed down, the darkness of not knowing what the future holds or wondering when a particular life situation will ever end. Know that life ebbs and flows, that whatever challenges you're going through are temporary, and that one day, you'll look back and realize that this needed to happen for the benefit of you.
This new year, no matter how joyful or stressful (or both) it can feel, is a reminder that everything comes in seasons. And that the next 364 days —even the next day—can always tell a new story.

From all of us at Guidance and Counseling Consultants Ltd, Happy new year 2021

29/06/2019

Hiccups (commonly known as Kasikonda in Uganda) are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm — the muscle that separates your chest from your abdomen and plays an important role in breathing. Each contraction is followed by a sudden closure of your vocal cords, which produces the characteristic "hic" sound.

Hiccups may result from a large meal, alcoholic or carbonated beverages or sudden excitement. In some cases, hiccups may be a sign of an underlying medical condition. For most people, a bout of hiccups usually lasts only a few minutes. Rarely, hiccups may persist for months. This can result in weight loss and exhaustion.

Symptoms
Hiccupping is a symptom. It may sometimes be accompanied by a slight tightening sensation in your chest, abdomen or throat.
When to see a medical practitioners:
if your hiccups last more than 48 hours or if they are so severe that they cause problems with eating, sleeping or breathing.

Causes
The most common triggers for hiccups that last less than 48 hours include:
* Drinking carbonated beverages
* Drinking too much alcohol
* Eating too much food
* Excitement or emotional stress
* Sudden temperature changes
* Swallowing air with chewing gum or sucking on sweets
Hiccups that last more than 48 hours may be caused by a variety of factors, which can be grouped into the following categories.
Nerve damage or irritation
A cause of long-term hiccups is damage to or irritation of the vagus nerves or phrenic nerves, which serve the diaphragm muscle. Factors that may cause damage or irritation to these nerves include:
* A hair or something else in your ear touching your eardrum
* A tumor, cyst or goiter in your neck
* Gastroesophageal reflux
* Sore throat or laryngitis
Central nervous system disorders
A tumor or infection in your central nervous system or damage to your central nervous system as a result of trauma can disrupt your body's normal control of the hiccup reflex. Examples include:
* Encephalitis
* Meningitis
* Multiple sclerosis
* Stroke
* Traumatic brain injury
* Tumors
Metabolic disorders and drugs
Long-term hiccups can be triggered by:
* Alcoholism
* Anesthesia
* Barbiturates
* Diabetes
* Electrolyte imbalance
* Kidney disease
* Steroids
* Tranquilizers
Risk factors
Men are much more likely to develop long-term hiccups than women. Other factors that may increase your risk of hiccups include:
* Mental or emotional issues. Anxiety, stress and excitement have been associated with some cases of short-term and long-term hiccups.
* Surgery. Some people develop hiccups after undergoing general anesthesia or after procedures that involve abdominal organs.
Complications
Prolonged hiccups may interfere with:
* Eating
* Sleeping
* Speech
* Wound healing after surgery

30/09/2018

Yesterday we trained the newly elected prefects of CODE high school in Mukono. We trained them in servant leadership, communication skills, and personal code of ethics. We are available for hire, to train your prefects too in case you have a school, or your staffs at the work place. Call 0754203981 for booking.

15/09/2017

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” -- Mark Twain

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13/09/2017

“Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t so you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't.” -- unknown

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10/09/2017

“Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” -- Confucius

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24/08/2017