Mental health issues are significant health issues that can negatively affect a person’s relationships, productivity, and physical health. Common signs of poor mental health are feeling down, loss of pleasure or interest, sleeping difficulties, appetite changes, constant worry or feeling numb and empty inside. Consequently, workers with mental health issues are more likely to take […]
By Low Win Li ‘We exist in a world today where everything can be faked or fixed. Noses can be changed, and stomachs can be tightened, and cellulite can be lasered away, apparently. Because that’s what we are told to do, which is alter ourselves in order to be beautiful.’[1] A January 2019 study published […]
By Low Win Li Last Monday, Korean pop star Sulli (Choi Jin-ri) was found dead at her home in Sujeonggu, Seongnam. She was 25 years old. A police official stated that Sulli had been suffering from severe depression, although no details have been confirmed by Sulli’s family or her agency (SM Entertainment). Her cause of […]
Abstract of talk People from all backgrounds can struggle with mental illness. This includes Christians. How might the storyline of the Bible help us to make sense of our struggle with mental illness, and how might it bring a measure of comfort and encouragement? This is one pastor’s musings on these issues. Speaker profile: Reverend […]
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 […]
Abstract of talk Building pillars for when the shit goes down MK is sharing his personal experience living with Bipolar – how he first discovered it, how he seek help from others and how he build different ‘pillars’ to support himself should his depression phase comes again Speaker profile: MK Zainal MK Zainal works as an editor in […]
