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                              OUR ANXIOUS KIDS                                 It’s a crazy world out there. And



                                                          B Y NICOLA KILL OPS  it is just getting crazier.
                                                                                       s adults, most of us are in
                                                                                       survival mode as we sprint
                                                                                       to keep up with the hamster
                                                                               Awheel of life, and it’s no
                                                                               surprise that South Africans, in particular,
                                                                               are stressed out. A study was conducted
                                                                               across  34  countries  to  determine  the
                                                                               Mental Health Quotient (MHQ) of various
                                                                               nations, and guess who came in stone
                                                                               last? Yup, sunny South Africa.

                                                                               Sit back and list the things South Africans
                                                                               deal with every day. Even though we



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