Having strong emotions in response to events or situations is normal. We may not like them but they are part of the human experience. There are a number of things you can do with strong negative emotions. We may choose to distract, avoid, deny…but often the more you ignore emotions, the more they refuse to […]
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thrive@relate January 2019
Abstract of talk Depression and anxiety are the most common and disabling mental illnesses and typically first develop in adolescence and early adulthood. However, the causes of these mental illnesses are poorly understood. In Part A, I will discuss personality traits as one widely-studied vulnerability factor for depression and anxiety. In Part B, I will […]
Election promises
Elections are around the corner, and all cards are on the table. Politicians on both sides are slinging mud, trying to undercut the other. Promises are made to increase minimum wage, to create new jobs, to give cash handouts, to ease loans and reintroduce fuel subsidies among other things. Just several years ago, the government […]
Public perception of mental health Part 2
Do mental health issues personally affect me? Now some of us may be thinking, “do mental health issues personally affect me?”. And don’t get me wrong, if you are not battling with a mental health issue, that is a good – great thing in fact. However, it is interesting to note that according to the […]
Review of The Human Exhibit: Mental Health
Relate Mental Health Malaysia was part of a ground-breaking theater production on Mental Health by I’M Entertainment. ‘The Human Exhibit’ is one journey that the audience will take to watch different representations of certain mental illnesses. Instead of looking at paintings/sculptures, there will be a human representation of the mental illness in the form of dance, […]
