A project to increase mental health literacy in Singapore
If, like myself and many of the clients I see, you struggle with that internal conflict in your mind, I recommend that you watch The Monster in the Mirror. It conceptualises being made of different parts in a fun and easy-to-digest way. I encourage you to be a little friendlier to all your parts today; try to hear them out in a non-judgemental way rather than trying to shut them down or ignore them.
Whether we’re looking at a disorder or someone’s ability to regulate their own emotions, the biopsychosocial model can help conceptualise the contributing factors. These factors don’t sit in silos – they interact with each other.
Adjustment disorder is a stress-related condition where you have trouble getting used to a big change in your life.
If we stop letting our history – no matter how recent – of suicide control what we say or how we talk to others, we stop giving it the power to force us into living in shame. The best part is that the more we talk about it, the more we empower those around us to talk about it, and the more we take away suicide’s hold on all of us.
Looking through some of my old writings from the peak of my self-destruction, depression, and anxiety, when I chanced upon In The Mirror: 9th April…
Few people enjoy getting diagnoses because of everything that follows – the generalisation, the stigma, the discrimination… However, I cannot help but wonder whether there is a silver lining to receiving a diagnosis. A relief, of sorts.
Many things can contribute to mental health issues and mental illness – biological factors, psychological factors, and social/environmental factors. All the factors interact with and influence each other. This is what we call the biopsychosocial model.
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…
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.…
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…