Mental Health

Mental Health

Bullied in kindergarten, I spent my teenage years in self-hatred and hurt

I had a normal childhood growing up, I never had to worry about serious issues like finances or abuse. Life was mostly good. Unfortunately, I fell victim to bullying at the hands of my peers in...

Mental Health

I was drowning in depression when I found an anchor for my life

For the past 10 or so years, Iโ€™ve been dealing with episodes of deep melancholy. Thoughts of suicide came into mind from time to time, but I always dismissed them as a normal part of the human...

Real Life, Real People

Breaking free of my eating disorder

My eating disorder (ED) first began when I was stressed with A-Levels, facing family problems and setbacks in my school that made me feel all the more inadequate. I felt worthless, alone, inadequate...

Mental Health

After a long battle with depression, I’m stepping into a new season of recovery

When a WhatsApp message announcing the restarting of our church’s physical worship service came at the end of June, it signified a long-awaited moment for many since the lockdown started....

Mental Health

What I learnt about God from my depression

A big part of what makes suffering from depression so difficult is how isolating it feels. We crave to be fully understood in the depths of our emotions, and yet the pain we feel is so personal that...

Finding Purpose

“Beyond my wildest dreams”: Taking small steps towards my calling in mental health

In February, I resigned from my job as an instructor with a local university, setting my heart to embark on an amazing journey of adventure with God. The plan? Start a social enterprise to offer...

Real Life, Real People

Diagnosed with Graves’ disease at 15, all I wanted to do was die

I had always thought I was a failure and a mistake. Diagnosed with Gravesโ€™ disease at the age of 15, I started hating life when I had to take medicine and go for blood tests regularly, unlike my...

Mental Health

The girl with a morbid fascination for death

I developed a love for reading in primary 5. It started with innocent children’s books, before I turned to magic and fantasy. Then I read this goth novel in primary 6 that became the catalyst...

Studies & NS

Surviving my darkest moments in JC, I’ve come to see that there is a better plan

2018-2019 were the two most arduous years of my life. It began when I was studying in my dream school. Like most of my peers that went to junior college (JC), I picked this route because it seemed...