Mental Health

Culture

“What if my birthday isn’t happy?”: Unpacking the phenomenon of Birthday Blues

Have you ever felt unexplained moodiness and sadness every time your birthday approaches? Every year when my birthday rolls around, I find myself feeling extremely blue. And I can’t remember...

Mental Health

I was anxious, depressed and thinking of giving up… but God gave me a miracle

I chose to use my actual name to show you that there is a real person behind this story, and you don’t have to be ashamed of what you’re struggling with. Eight months after I started...

Disabilities

What could drive a father to strangle his sons? A lonely desperation I know all too well

Reading about how Xavier Yap strangled his two autistic twin sons to “relieve” the caregiving burden on his wife, 32-year-old ABIGAIL LEE broke down and wept uncontrollably. As someone...

Mental Health

An honest conversation with Gen Zs: Are we struggling with mental health?

Last week, we gathered to hear fellow Gen Zs pour their hearts out about mental health.  The common consensus of the night? Many of us struggle with mental health, and no one is alone. ERIKA MOK...

Mental Health

Mental health: When will I be fully healed?

TW: There is mention of self-harm and suicide ideation in this story. So when will I be fully healed? That was the question that bugged me each time, as I sat across from my counsellor, session after...

Mental Health

Struggling with body image, I couldn’t see how I was fearfully and wonderfully made

Primary School was where it all started. Wah, Abigail! You’re so fat leh! This one comment struck me in Primary 4, when a boy exclaimed it in front of the whole class. It stung.  That was when I...

Mental Health

Walking with God through Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Jolting up in the night with blurred vision Twitching Chest pains Pain in the arm that felt like a heart attack Feeling constantly on edge Facial numbness Tingling in the limbs Migraines When I found...

Discipleship

What does taking our thoughts captive mean?

NOTE: This article discusses the biblical principle behind taking our thoughts captive. Here it’s important to distinguish that there are mental illnesses (such as anxiety, ADHD, OCD, etc.)...

Mental Health

Losing all my friends in a single quarrel, the depressive thoughts began

TW: There is mention of self-harm and suicidal thoughts in this article. Anxiety gripped me. I couldn’t breathe properly. My heart hurt. The turmoil was overwhelming. I knew that it was all my...