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Primary School was where it all started. Wah, Abigail! Youāre so fat leh! This one comment struck me in Primary 4, when a boy exclaimed it in front of the whole class. It stung.Ā That was when I...
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...
I was raised in a missionary family. At a young age, I received my calling for medical missions, so I left home for university to pursue medicine abroad. At university, juggling studying and working...
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.)...
TW: There is mention of self-harm and suicidal thoughts in this article. Anxiety gripped me. I couldnāt breathe properly. My heart hurt. The turmoil was overwhelming. I knew that it was all my...
My heart is poundingā¦ My hands are shakingā¦ I canāt breatheā¦ The whole world is spinningā¦ Iām gonna faintā¦ Am I gonna die? These were the thoughts that were running through my mind when...
I waited with bated breath for mum’s message in the hospital hallway. My phone pinged. I saw image after image of a ugly red, fungating mass in a colon. Immediately, I shrunk into my hospital...
I remember 23 March 2022 as if it were yesterday. āThey were unable to revive her,ā my youth leader told me over the phone. āShe passed away this morning.ā Though I had lost my grandfather to...
TW: This story includes mention of an eating disorder I want eyebrows like that girl. I want her figure. As I entered Primary School, I realised that comparing myself to others like that had somehow...