All posts tagged "mental health"
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2.3KMillennial VoicesI Almost Ended My Life 2 Years Ago
2am. I was lying on my bed alone with my thoughts, contemplating life and thinking about what the point of living even...
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3.9KMillennial VoicesBattling Postnatal Depression As A First-Time Mum: “I Felt So Lost And Lonely”
I never knew it would hit me because I have never been the emotional type, but it did, and it has been...
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3.4KMeet The Millennial“I See Myself In Them”: This Once “Wannabe Beng” Now Helps S’pore Youths Live Limitless
They say that you are a reflection of the company you keep. For Asher, who had his brush with being “a little...
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4.2KMillennial VoicesLiving With Social Anxiety: “I Couldn’t Even Order Food From McDonald’s”
“Can you dabao McDonald’s home for your dad?” I felt my palms get sweaty and my heart beat faster as I read...
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3.8KMillennial VoicesFighting For Control — How I Dealt With 28 Personalities Within Me
Violence was prevalent in my family ever since I was 10 years old. My parents struggled with finances and my dad turned...
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6.3K1On Being SingaporeanHikikomori In S’pore And Why Young People Are ‘Imprisoning’ Themselves In Their Room
“Secretly, I was ashamed of how I was living. I couldn’t even go out or face relatives during Chinese New Year because...
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5.4KMillennial Voices8 Singaporeans Shared Snapshots Of What Depression Was Like For Them
Caution: This article contains potentially triggering content. “Hey, do you remember Anthony*?” “Yeah, why?” “He’s gone…” I was in my early twenties...
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47.1KMillennial Voices“I Kept Hearing Voices Of People Criticising Me, And I Could No Longer Tell What Was Real”
It all started when I was at a university camp in year 2. I could hear voices in my head—voices that didn’t...
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5.6KMillennial VoicesMy Anxiety Will Always Be A Part Of Me And That’s Absolutely Okay
“What are you anxious about?” This is a question I’m asked all too often, and usually, this is how it goes: I...
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4.3KEntertainmentIn Honour Of Carrie Fisher: The Rebel Princess Who Made A Real Difference
2016 is the year that keeps on giving, isn’t it? And when I say giving, I mean taking repeated dumps on our...