Tag: mental health

CARA Unmask: Let’s Chat About Depression

CARA Unmask: Let’s Chat About Depression

CARA Unmask Article about Depression This article examines the gender differences in responses and experiences in depression. Many important questions are asked and we notice some common themes between the interviewed man and woman. These are the questions: When Did You First Experienced Depression? And 

Dear Diary: With Whom Can I Share My Deepest Secrets

Dear Diary: With Whom Can I Share My Deepest Secrets

This a question we have asked ourselves since our very first secret. Curiously, girls keep diaries, and boys do not; women share feelings easily with friends, while men struggle to talk about their feelings. Is keeping a mood journal useful? My Love Affair with “Dear 

Is social distancing causing delay in response time?

Is social distancing causing delay in response time?

In Singapore, we refer to the lockdown as a circuit breaker (CB). CB entails a set of stringent preventive measures, including social distancing to curb with the effects of COVID-19 pandemic.

While I am not necessarily proud of it, I have been circuit breaking long before the circuit breaker is a thing. Not counting the years that I resumed some normality and went back to school to pursue my psychology studies since mid-2013, I had spent about six years before that living like a circuit breaker expert. Continue reading Is social distancing causing delay in response time?

How to create happy positive emotions by easy self-help and mindfulness

How to create happy positive emotions by easy self-help and mindfulness

Mindfulness starts with a slow pace It was a seemingly uneventful afternoon, with the sun shining bright and warm in the usually hot and humid Singapore. Yet, my view was clouded with glooms, and the air smelt of the stench of staleness. I felt heavy 

When Depression is about Successful Survivorship

When Depression is about Successful Survivorship

It was just another ordinary day after a mundane routine of unimportant work. Like a bunch of worker ants on clockwork, we mindlessly took the company transport from the office in the industrial estate and alighted at the nearest MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) train station.