Mental Health

Mental Health

I saw hope even when it felt like I was drowning

It was during a season of transitions that I fell into depression. It wasn’t a sudden fall. It was happening, but I just hadn’t realised it. At the time, I was in NS (National Service) and in...

Mental Health

Depression may be a giant, but God is greater

It has been more than four years in my struggle with depression.  In the first three years I thought to myself: “I just need to find someone to be there for me, to save me out of my misery.”...

How-tos & Handles

5 ways to refocus your thoughts

Do you find it hard to take control of your thought life? Are you often besieged with negative thoughts, or do you find yourself constantly battling fears? Paul wrote to the Philippians church,...

Mental Health

Learning how to say no: 3 Ps to liberate your life

Lord of my life, finances, family and job… But how about Lord of my schedule? I love planning my life so much that I have it down to the hour. Even without the intense workload of teaching, I...

Life & Death

The time I attempted suicide

Pills and broken glass, tears and blood, fear and despair. It was one of the darkest nights of my life. I didn’t want to do it yet I couldn’t see how to face the next day. The pain of ending...

Life & Death

It took me years to get here, but I finally want to live

To whoever is reading this: I don’t claim to be a person who knows exactly what you are going through, but from one messy, broken, redeemed person to another, this is a letter I wish someone...

National Service

I faced down five weeks of depression in NS

In 2018, I struggled with depression for five weeks. As a National Serviceman, I was transitioning from an old camp to a new camp. Things were run differently, and having to adapt to the new...

Secondary

Struggling with my mental health through my O-Levels, I expected the worst

As I prepared for my O-Levels last year, I went through an extremely difficult time. There were many problems and misunderstandings that arose within my friendships due to the state of my mental...

Mental Health

Cutting food and my body, I felt like a walking zombie

My struggle with mental illness started way back when I was in secondary school. I was overwhelmed by family and relationship issues, and faced great pressure in school. I felt the need to perform so...