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The Missing Piece

The Missing Piece By Wan Muhamad Kamarul Izzat bin Wan Mustafa Hit with a sudden wave of gloominess again. I feel sort of empty. Like I am missing something. Something that was once dear to me. Something that I longed for but unable to recall what it is. Like some crucial piece of a jigsaw […]

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Behind the scenes

He seems to be perfectly fine, he’s “happy”, the quote of my life. Behind the social scene when I’m on my own, the demons come to play. The only friend that I had since the age of five were depression and anxiety. Coming from a well to do family, life seems easy and perfect as […]

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Meet Me Halfway, Mum.

Not to stereotype but Asian parents aren’t the best role models when it comes to awareness about mental illness. Asian cultures aren’t the most exemplary when it comes to being vocal about how you feel. It’s almost taboo to do so. Dinner time conversations never start with a “so, how was your day?” instead its […]

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Never too late to recover

I did not know that I suffered from depression until it was too late. I lived a life where I was proud of having a strong sense of integrity, discipline and principles. But gradually, it came crashing down, the brick walls that I valiantly built was crumbling because the foundation was brittle. I was triggered […]

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