What would you like to see more of in Singapore’s mental health scene (if you had to choose one)? #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #EndTheStigma #Singapore #mentalhealth — Claire…
Too Poor For Mental Illness
How can a country that prides itself on healthcare policies view mental illness as a second or third priority? What I hope for is the…
Illness Does Not Void My Education
I recently realised something. They looked at my resume, decided I was a suitable candidate and called me down. They liked my experience and education.…
Why Do People With Anxiety Behave Like This?
Mental illness makes you do a lot of things that people would deem “stupid”. They may sound melodramatic to an outsider, but to someone actually experiencing…
Mentally Healthy but Mentally Ill
The mental health continuum looks at mental health and mental illness as separate things. They may affect each other, but one does not determine the…
Singapore – Capital of Education & Anxiety
Singapore students produce the best academic results but face the highest levels of academic anxiety globally.
Ways to Cope With Everyday Life
Being an optimist myself, I have always chosen to focus on the bright side of things, on the things that I could change and improve.…
Justifying The Fear And Exclusion of The Mentally Ill
When those with mental illnesses are relatively “normal” and able to function (more or less), displaying only the more “passive” symptoms, people are usually fine…
Walking Away From Someone With Mental Illness
Do note that this post is directed towards friends of those with mental illness; not caregivers. Sometimes we have to take a step back when a relationship…
Some Reasons about 13 Reasons Why – I attempt to review a show
13 Reasons Why (stylised as TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY) is an American television series based on the 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher and adapted…