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Faith

I believed that God’s plan for me was to die

My journey with God started in 2007: A six-year-old child, eyes squeezed shut and chubby hands clasped together in prayer as I sat with my kindergarten friends around a table, reciting grace before...

Health

Exhausted from caregiving, I battled depression and suicidal thoughts

I found it hard to admit that I had been emotionally wounded yet again. I could not accept that my depression had relapsed, and here I was, reliving my darkest nightmare just four years after my...

Faith

Don’t wait until the deathbed

I wrote about my grandmaā€™s health scare last year. Although the doctors found nothing wrong with her body, the scare took a toll on her mental health. My grandma became depressed, and her body...

Culture

Grappling with gratitude: How to spice thanks up

In a study now known as “The Gratitude Disposition“, three psychologists divided their participants into three groups with specific tasks: one group was to recordĀ only the positive...

Culture

“I never learned how to turn this exhausting pain into bliss”: The silent struggles of Kim Jonghyun

On late Monday afternoon, the lead singer of popular Korean boy band SHINee, Kim Jonghyun, 27, was found dead in his rental apartment inĀ an upmarket corner of Seoul. From the time he sent his...

Relationships

I couldn’t move on after my break-up

One month afterĀ the passing of my mother in April 2011, I ended a year-long relationship with my boyfriend. The relationshipĀ had already been on the rocks for months. It was adding to the...

Health

"Our fight is simply to make it to tomorrow": This is what depression looks like

I almost committed suicide in August of 2017. Iā€™d made plans. Iā€™d started to put part of it into action, unbeknown to those closest to me. I have a loving wife, a couple of good kids, and a...

Health

Youā€™re 50 shades of blue, what can I do?

In 2009, I visited a friend in hospital for the “blues”.Ā I was 17 years old and stood at the door clutching a bunch of flowers, not quite comprehending what had just happened. In 2015, I...

Health

Who will save me from myself?

Donā€™t be silly, only kids half your age do these things. The oldĀ pen knife blade was cold to the touch. In my head, a fierce battle raged. But I deserve this. IĀ fell into the deep, dark and...