Mental Health

Mental Health

Being bullied ruined my life, but I found a way out

My family is a very traditional Chinese family with staunch religious beliefs. So though I’ve wanted to come to church since I was 5 years old, I was not allowed to do so. When I was in primary...

Mental Health

The Valley

In light of Mental Health Awareness Month, we recreated John Bunyan’s 1678 classic “Pilgrim’s Progress”. Very much like Bunyan’s protagonist, Christian, we explore the...

Mental Health

Stricken with PTSD and depression after my mum suddenly passed away, I thought my life was over

Jesus, don’t you care? Where are you? Please take the pain away.  It was Mark 4:35-41 all over again, where Jesus was asleep in a boat with his disciples when a storm hit and threatened to engulf...

Mental Health

The voices in my head told me to die

*TRIGGER WARNING* I could never understand why people struggled with suicidal thoughts. And I had all reason to give up on life, having been diagnosed with depression at just 15, and three years...

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My worth was in my weight – until I almost stopped eating altogether

About six years ago, I was diagnosed with an eating disorder at the age of 17. My weight loss was evident, and my eating habits raised concern from my family. Although eating disorders make one feel...

Mental Health

A cell leader’s first encounter with the blues

“I have clinical depression as well as a history of self-harm. Are you sure the cell group will accept me?” I was momentarily speechless as I looked at Rachel, who was sitting across me at the...

Mental Health

On depression, anxiety and ministry

Recently, a young pastor of an emerging church tragically took his life after battling depression and anxiety. He left behind his wife and three children, breaking his congregation’s heart and...

Mental Health

The fight to fight on

Broken relationships. Uncertainty. Work pressure. Inadequacy. Illness. Debt. Bullying. Injustice … We all have our battles to fight. It’s not a matter of comparing whose battle is more...

Mental Health

How my view on mental illness changed after I saved someone from committing suicide

I once thought that those who attempted to commit suicide were weak-willed and selfish individuals who had complete disregard of the love and concern of their loved ones and friends… But my...