EFE learning modules / Mental Health

Mental Health @ Talking about stress, managing difficult feelings, and discussing general mental well-being and emotional support.

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On thin ice

/ኦን ቲን አይስ/

አደገኛ ሁኔታ ላይ መሆን

To be in a risky or precarious situation.

በአስቸጋሪ ወይም በአደገኛ ሁኔታ ውስጥ መሆን።

In Practice

"He's on thin ice with his mental health after working too much."
"I feel like I'm on thin ice today."
Fluent Tip

Used when describing someone close to a breakdown or in a risky mental state.

At one's wits' end

/አት ዋንስ ዊትስ ኤንድ/

ጭንቅ ውስጥ መሆን / ግራ መጋባት

So worried or confused that one does not know what to do next.

በጣም ከመጨነቅ የተነሳ ምን ማድረግ እንዳለበት ግራ መጋባት።

In Practice

"She's at her wits' end trying to manage her stress."
"I'm at my wits' end with this anxiety."
Fluent Tip

Used when stress has reached a point where solutions seem impossible.

Under the weather

/አንደር ዘ ዌዘር/

ጤና ማጣት (በተለይ አእምሮአዊ ዝለት)

Feeling slightly ill or not in high spirits.

ትንሽ መታመም ወይም መንፈስ ዝቅ ማለት።

In Practice

"I'm feeling a bit under the weather mentally today."
"He stayed home because he was under the weather."
Fluent Tip

Commonly used to describe feeling low or mentally drained without being specific.

A heavy heart

/ኤ ሄቪ ሃርት/

ከባድ ሃዘን / ልብን የሚከብድ ጭንቀት

A feeling of great sadness.

የከባድ ሀዘን ስሜት።

In Practice

"She shared her story with a heavy heart."
"I carry a heavy heart after the news."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe profound sadness or emotional burden.

Bite off more than you can chew

/ባይት ኦፍ ሞር ዛን ዩ ካን ቺው/

ከአቅም በላይ መታገል

To take on a task that is way too big.

ከአቅም በላይ የሆነን ተግባር ለመስራት መሞከር።

In Practice

"Don't bite off more than you can chew; your mental health matters."
"He bit off more than he could chew with three jobs."
Fluent Tip

Used to warn against taking on too much stress or responsibility.

Keep one's chin up

/ኪፕ ዋንስ ቺን አፕ/

ተስፋ አለመቁረጥ

To remain joyful and hopeful in a difficult situation.

በአስቸጋሪ ሁኔታ ውስጥ ደስተኛ እና ተስፋ ያለው ሆኖ መቆየት።

In Practice

"Keep your chin up; things will get better."
"It's hard to keep your chin up when stressed."
Fluent Tip

Encouragement given to someone facing emotional struggles.

Weight off my shoulders

/ዌይት ኦፍ ማይ ሾልደርስ/

ከባድ ሸክም መቅለል

A relief from a heavy responsibility or worry.

ከከባድ ሃላፊነት ወይም ጭንቀት እፎይታ ማግኘት።

In Practice

"Talking to a therapist was a weight off my shoulders."
"Finishing that project was a weight off my shoulders."
Fluent Tip

Used when a source of stress is removed or shared.

Hit a wall

/ሂት ኤ ዎል/

ዝለት ላይ መድረስ / መንቀሳቀስ አለመቻል

To reach a point where you cannot continue.

ከዚህ በላይ መቀጠል የማይቻልበት ደረጃ ላይ መድረስ።

In Practice

"I hit a wall this afternoon and couldn't focus anymore."
"Many students hit a wall during finals week."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe burnout or mental exhaustion.

Lose one's mind

/ሉዝ ዋንስ ማይንድ/

አእምሮን መሳት / በጣም መጨነቅ

To become mentally ill or very upset.

የአእምሮ ጤና ማጣት ወይም በጣም መበሳጨት።

In Practice

"I feel like I'm losing my mind with all this noise."
"She thought she was losing her mind from the stress."
Fluent Tip

Informal way to describe feeling overwhelmed or losing control.

Bottled up

/ቦትልድ አፕ/

ስሜትን አፍኖ መያዝ

To hide one's emotions or feelings inside.

ስሜትን ወይም ሀሳብን በውስጥ አፍኖ መያዝ።

In Practice

"Keeping your feelings bottled up isn't healthy."
"He has a lot of bottled up anger."
Fluent Tip

Used when discussing the suppression of difficult emotions.

Reach the breaking point

/ሪች ዘ ብሬኪንግ ፖይንት/

መቋቋም የማይቻልበት ደረጃ መድረስ

The moment when a person can no longer cope with stress.

አንድ ሰው ጭንቀትን መቋቋም የማይችልበት የመጨረሻ ደረጃ።

In Practice

"The pressure at work pushed him to his breaking point."
"I'm close to my breaking point."
Fluent Tip

Used to describe extreme mental or emotional strain.

A bundle of nerves

/ኤ ባንድል ኦፍ ነርቭስ/

በጣም መረበሽ

A person who is very anxious or nervous.

በጣም የተጨነቀ ወይም የተረበሸ ሰው።

In Practice

"I'm a bundle of nerves before every presentation."
"She's been a bundle of nerves since the exam started."
Fluent Tip

Describes someone experiencing high anxiety.