Not everything is a mental health issue By Anonymous I am a 26years old woman who is diagnosed with bipolar disorder/ schizophrenia(different doctors gave different diagnosis) 4 years back. Currently,I am taking 5mg Aripiprazole to treat my condition and I have been doing good for 3 years as well been taking the same medication for […]
recovery
Working with depression and anxiety
Working with depression and anxiety By Anonymous I am a twenty-something female who recovered from depression just a few years earlier during my pursuit of a PhD. I had anxiety and mild depression and took minimal dose of medication for two months before trying out Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which worked better for me. I […]
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 […]
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 […]
ED-ing my nightmare with food (Part 2)
Today I am 23 now. I left the town I grew up in almost three years ago – pretty impulsively to be honest, haha. I decided I would finally move away and was gone not even 2 weeks after. It was scary at first, very scary but definitely worth it. To this day I don’t […]
My nightmare with food (Part 1)
5 years ago… I turned 18 a few weeks ago. 18 years old, finally a legal adult, life should start right now, I should be happy, I should have a great group of friends, a supporting family and a bright future ahead of me. So, what the hell went wrong along the way? Instead, I […]