I am Rivaldo Fernandes and am running for Mental Health Awareness Officer 2021.
Mental health is something which I consider important to have a pleasant life. I have struggled with depression, anxiety, mental fog and everything that come in that ball park and therefore understand and sympathise with those who struggle with it. My personal choice of faith is Christianity and I believe that I received deliverance from Jesus of extreme depression and anxiety a few years ago through prayer. To remain in perfect mental health remains a challenge because just like you need to exercise to keep you’re physical body clean in the same manner work is required to keep you’re mental space clear and healthy. I am willing to lend a hearing ear to anyone who would like to speak to me on how I can help improve their mental health while being a student at Swansea university and push for the changes they want to see happen.
What I would like to achieve for you:
Set up online groups or chats where likeminded people who struggle with different forms of mental health issues or addictions can talk freely and openly discuss ways which help them and which could help others. This could be done regularly based on how frequently everyone wants it.
Bring facilities of therapy sessions by registered therapists for students to visit and get psychological help when they need it.
If you’re of any faith background or believe prayer could help, set up people to pray regularly for all those struggling with mental health issues, diagnosed or otherwise for all students at our beautiful university.
I could volunteer my time on an individual basis if there are few students to anyone who wants another human being to talk to or vent or just wants a friend with no judgement passed because I realise that sometimes university can be a lonely experience.
I would like to send out surveys to as many people possible asking them what could be done to improve their mental health while being a student at Swansea university and try and implement those changes.
Also with the pandemic and us students working from home is a challenge with the amount of hours we sit in front of a screen and being isolated from friends or family which impacts our mind negatively. Changes could be made to the timetable to help with the hours spent in front of a screen during the day.
You can vote online for Officers and Referendums at www.swansea-union.co.uk/elections/ anytime between 11am on Monday 8th March – 1pm on Thursday 11th March 2021.
Rivaldo Fernandes ydw i ac rydw i'n ymgeisio ar gyfer rôl y Swyddog Ymwybyddiaeth Iechyd Meddwl 2021.
Mae iechyd meddwl yn rhywbeth rydw i'n ystyried yn bwysig i gael bywyd dymunol. Rydw i wedi cael trafferth gydag iselder ysbryd, pryder, niwl meddyliol a phopeth sy'n gysylltiedig ac felly rwy’n deall ac yn cydymdeimlo â'r rhai sy'n ei chael hi'n anodd. Cristnogaeth yw fy newis o ffydd a chredaf i mi dderbyn ymwared gan Iesu o iselder a phryder eithafol ychydig flynyddoedd yn ôl trwy weddi. Mae aros mewn iechyd meddwl perffaith yn parhau i fod yn her oherwydd yn union fel y mae angen i chi wneud ymarfer corff i gadw'ch corff corfforol yn lân, mae angen gwaith i gadw'ch meddwl yn glir ac yn iach hefyd. Rwy’n barod i fenthyg clust i unrhyw un a hoffai siarad â mi ar sut y gallaf helpu i wella eu hiechyd meddwl tra ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe a gwthio am y newidiadau y maent am eu gweld yn digwydd.
Yr hyn yr hoffwn ei gyflawni i chi:
Sefydlu grwpiau neu sgyrsiau ar-lein lle gall pobl debyg sy'n cael trafferth gyda gwahanol fathau o faterion iechyd meddwl neu gaethiwed siarad yn rhydd ac yn agored i drafod ffyrdd sy'n eu helpu ac a allai helpu eraill. Gellid gwneud hyn yn rheolaidd ar sail pa mor aml mae pawb ei eisiau.
Dod â chyfleusterau sesiynau therapi gan therapyddion cofrestredig i fyfyrwyr ymweld â nhw a chael cymorth seicolegol pan fydd ei angen arnynt.
Os ydych chi o unrhyw gefndir ffydd neu'n credu y gallai gweddi helpu, sefydlu sesiynau i bobl i weddïo'n rheolaidd dros bawb sy'n cael trafferth gyda materion iechyd meddwl, sydd wedi'u diagnosio neu fel arall ar gyfer pob myfyriwr yn ein prifysgol hardd.
Fe allwn i wirfoddoli fy amser yn unigol i unrhyw un sydd eisiau rhywun arall siarad â nhw neu eu mentro neu sydd eisiau ffrind heb unrhyw ddyfarniad oherwydd fy mod yn sylweddoli y gall y brifysgol weithiau fod yn brofiad unig.
Hoffwn anfon arolygon at gynifer o bobl bosibl yn gofyn iddynt beth ellid ei wneud i wella eu hiechyd meddwl tra eu bod yn fyfyriwr ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe a cheisio gweithredu'r newidiadau hynny.
Gyda'r pandemig, mae gweithio gartref yn her i fyfyrwyr gyda’r nifer o oriau rydyn ni'n eistedd o flaen sgrin ac yn cael ein hynysu oddi wrth ffrindiau neu deulu. Mae hyn yn cael effaith negyddol ar ein meddwl. Gellid gwneud newidiadau i'r amserlen i helpu gyda'r oriau a dreulir o flaen sgrin yn ystod y dydd.
Gallwch bleidleisio dros Swyddogion a Refferenda ar www.swansea-union.co.uk/elections/ unrhyw bryd rhwng 11am ar Ddydd Llun 8fed Mawrth - 1pm ar Ddydd Iau 11eg Mawrth 2021.