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The Monster in the Mirror: A Musical that Reflects an Important Message
What are the monsters inside our heads? Our writer, Rachel, shares her reflections on the latest musical Monster in the Mirror.
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My Final Opponent: Amanda’s Story
Amanda shares about surviving school life with mixed anxiety-depression, and offers hope to others fighting their own battles.
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Trust: The Counterforce to Depression
Claire opens up about emotional numbness, a lesser-known aspect of depression, and her secret to navigating it.
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A Dangerous Hope: The Power of Stories
Nicole reflects on The Tapestry Project’s journey, and the power of storytelling to offer hope, empower growth, and influence the mental health landscape.
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When a Play Gets Mental Illness Right: Review of The Almighty Sometimes
Rachel reflects on stereotypical media portrayals of mental illness and shares why The Almighty Sometimes was intense for all the right reasons.
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Things I Learnt from Re-watching The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Heavy spoilers ahead. By Iyan // I recently had a pretty bad day. My Instagram account got hacked, I got stranded at a library at midnight with rain pouring all around me, the book-drop I was heading to was closed, and I even missed the last bus. To top it off, I stubbed my toe on…
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What a Video Game Taught Me About Mental Health
By Jeremy // Video games often get a bad rap. As a lifelong gamer that bothers me. Sure, the market is bloated with free-to-play mobile games grubbing for scraps in your wallet, but what if I told you that video games have plenty more to offer? That some games can create deeply personal experiences? Experiences…
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Passive Suicidal Ideation — Let’s Talk About It
By Rachel // Editor’s note: This article goes into an in-depth discussion about suicidal ideation. Before I was diagnosed with depression in Secondary 3, I often found myself daydreaming when I should have been listening in class or focusing on my work, a norm for the average secondary school student. Yet, amidst these daydreams were…
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Self-Acceptance: My Journey with Sexuality
After all, who are we without our identities? I refused to let people feel ashamed for who they were. Yet, I couldn’t find peace within myself. I was scared of the possible and likely discrimination I would face from the ones closest to me if I chose to entertain my suspicions about my sexual orientation.
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No Amount of Renaming is Going to End Stigma
By Claire // “The Institute of Mental Health” What comes to mind when you see those words? Also known as “IMH”, it is not the first name that’s been given to Singapore’s sole psychiatric hospital. Its first name, in 1841, was ‘The Insane Hospital’. That was followed by ‘The New Lunatic Asylum’ in 1887, ‘The…