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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 couldnā€™t breathe properly. My heart hurt. The turmoil was overwhelming. I knew that it was all my...

Mental Health

After the panic attacks began, I faced depression and anxiety

My heart is poundingā€¦ My hands are shakingā€¦ I canā€™t breatheā€¦ The whole world is spinningā€¦ Iā€™m gonna faintā€¦ Am I gonna die? These were the thoughts that were running through my mind when...

Illness

When God didn’t heal my mum of cancer

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...

Singlehood

The girl (still) without the husband: A Valentineā€™s Day story

It took three events to make this story happen: new heartbreak, old heartbreak, and a meme. All within the span of a month. I donā€™t need to over-explain the first two, the former being a fresh...

1800-ASK-PASTOR

What if Iā€™m not being spiritually fed in church? What if the sermons don’t speak to me?

This question about the pulpit is an important one for many believers, so we put together a panel full of passionate preachers to tackle it: Rev Dr. Chris Chia (Adam Road Presbyterian Church) Rev...

Post-secondary

Leaving my anxiety behind

Trigger warning: This article contains mention of self-harming and suicide. ā€œPoly life is gonna be so much better, Weixin.ā€ That was what my secondary school counsellor told me. Growing up as a...

Real Life, Real People

Learning how to love my family: How God turned things around in my home

Growing up, I relished weekend outings with my family. We made trips to Malaysia and amusement parks. The most memorable was to a farm where I fed the goats and complained about the stench. But all...

Mental Health

Feeling like a failure through my twenties, I found breakthroughs in becoming a teacher

In my early twenties, I experienced what I hope to be the worst ever episode in my life. I could not hold down a job, I faced immense social anxiety and I struggled with my mental health. Making...

Worldview

Roe vs Wade: Unpacking the issue of abortion

For 49 years, the US protected abortion as a constitutional right. All this changed on June 24, with the overturning of the landmark Roe vs Wade ruling by the Supreme Court. The implication of this...