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How to heal from emotional injuries.

An emotional injury damages the attachment to the injurer, and damages the injured’s sense of self. The emotional injury can usually be named. It feels like a violation or betrayal of trust and happens within an ongoing relationship. Examples of emotional injuries are: abandonment, betrayal, neglect, humiliation, shaming and violation. How can you resolve emotional […]

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Dark Clouds, Blue Sky

I never realised I am mentally ill until I was prescribed anti-depressants & anti-psychotics. I had always thought my condition was normal- emotions and negative thoughts. It’s really hard to identify the start of the dark journey because I had been feeling that way for a very long time. I had no idea why I […]

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My life is beautiful despite OCD

Arshad is my name! Shad, if you can’t pronounce it fully, but I do like my name. Its Arabic meaning “Most Honest, Best Guided, or/and Most Wise. (Thanks Mak, Ayah.) I am 25 years old, a Chartered Accountant (in the making), Formula One enthusiast, Sports Photographer, and most recently, a Mental Health Activist with ‘Minda Initiative’ […]

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Sheikh Shamir: My Life with OCD

We asked Malaysians to share their experience with OCD with us. Join the conversation #MYlifewithOCD. Meet Sheikh Shamir a 23 year old student with a great sense of humour! : Hi Sheikh Shamir! Thanks for agreeing to talk to us. Sheikh Shamir: Hi there, no problemo : Why don’t you tell me a bit about yourself […]

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Beauty and the beast

Beauty and the beast. That’s what I think of when I think of my OCD and me. My OCD is the beast, but I’m the one trapped. I never thought I had OCD. I assumed that I just followed my mom’s footsteps since my mom is a totally clean freak. So I thought my behavior […]