Recovery. i have fallen so hard i have hit rock bottom i have been on a spiral that takes me only downwards i have been invisible, for as long as i can remember i have isolated my soul i have tried to let myself give up i have stayed six-feet underground, mentally i have been […]
depression
I wish things had turned out differently
Trigger warning I graduated December last year and I moved out from the big city I’ve been calling home for the past 4 years. Feeling lost and not knowing what to do, I decided to go travelling hoping that I would be able to find something: a job, postgrad, new encounter with God, self discovery, […]
What if: A case of depression
By Dr. Chua Sook Ning WHAT IF we treated our physical illnesses the way we treat our mental illnesses? Let’s imagine you woke up one fine morning in Kuala Lumpur. 1. Your head hurts, you had a fever, your throat was sore and your nose was runny. Your whole body was aching and you felt […]
I have Bipolar Disorder and I am perfectly sane
I had been struggling with depression in my final year in university. Well, I thought, it was just part of my life that I had to go through. Waking up was hard for me. Sleeping at night, harder. I never sought treatment because I thought it was temporary and it would go away. The truth […]
Relentless thoughts
I’ve been spending late nights outside lately, trying to delay going home as much as possible. Trying to delay being alone, because being alone is being with the devil. Whispering lies to my ears, lies that I know isn’t true. But what drives me insane is not because I believe those lies, but because it […]
