“Suicide is not a blot on anyone’s name; it is a tragedy.” Due to a lack of awareness on the validity behind mental health issues, there is a tendency for mental illness to be chalked down as ‘something that went wrong’ with the people who dare to share about their struggles. For example, depression […]
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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 […]
A love poem to suicide
I am thinking about countless pills, tight ropes and sharp knives, like a soul with no road to drive, bury my whole body alive, look at me as I am broken pen drive. Dear suicide, You are among the negativity that didn’t give me hopes, but a bunch of tangled ropes and blood that […]
Placing suicide in context
By Dr. Chua Sook Ning In 2005, the Ministry of Health (MOH) conceded that the rate of suicide is severely underestimated and that the true rate of suicide ranges from 10. 5 – 13.5 people per 100000 (Malaysia Health 2005, p. 162). Below is a screenshot of the summary posted in the report. How does the rate […]
