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To Love and Be Loved: Mak’s Story
The Tapestry Project SG
“Love at its base, is about loving others, not what we can get out of it. But we also need to understand that to do that, we need to love ourselves.”
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We are people first
The Tapestry Project SG
“Accept us. Listen to us. Start thinking of us as people first, people with hurts, people who love, people who want to be loved, people who are the same as everyone else.”
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Depression is a Jerk: Mak’s Story
The Tapestry Project SG
By Kean Loong // He is next to me, at the head of my bed the moment I wake up. He smiles, then kicks at my head, and jumps on my chest. He sneers, “So what’s lined up for today? Shall I tell you the ways I can interfere and make sure your life doesn’t…
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6 Things to Say in Place of ‘Positivity’ Clichés
The Tapestry Project SG
By Kean Loong // When faced with someone who is depressed, what do you instinctively say to the sufferer? There’re many messages of positivity out there which are fallacies and can make a mental health sufferer feel worse. When interacting with someone who has mental health or mood disorders, speaking the truth is always more…