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“I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder for more than 5 years ago. I was initially diagnosed with Depression. This was after the time I was raped when I was studying for Masters in [...]

HOKL: Sila perkenalkan diri puan. Z: Nama saya Nor Zalina binti Zalwadi. Kerja saya sebagai seorang kaunselor di salah sebuah kolej universiti di bawah MARA. Saya juga merupakan seorang aktivis [...]

“What were you diagnosed with? I was diagnosed with Anxiety and Major Depressive Disorder during my 40’s. It’s been about a 20-year journey since then. What made you seek help? I woke up [...]

“I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder Type II in 2009. Prior to that, I was diagnosed with other mental illnesses such as OCD and Anxiety. But after being observed by my psychiatrist after [...]

I’m the current President of the Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association (MIASA). MIASA was officially recognised as an NGO in September 2017. What makes MIASA different is that we are a [...]

I was in boarding school when I began having grand delusional optimistic thoughts about God calling for me in the Heaven. Like somehow my body would disintegrate on Earth and I’d beam myself up. [...]

“The incident in 2015 set a trigger. I began losing sleep. I threw up suddenly. I had frequent panic attacks. I couldn’t drive for months. But I decided to just ignore it, thinking I’d get [...]

“That is a long moustache”. “Its a tradition that goes back to the 16th century, where all my male ancestors would keep a similar moustache. It is a symbol of strength. [...]

“I’m 17 years old, and at form 5. I want to be a primary school teacher teaching Maths one day. At school I have a friend who’s my age who got pregnant and has stopped school. She’s [...]

I am 13 years old. I am Ibanese, studying SMK Metamin. During my school holidays I would go out and play. I’d play volleyball. Apart from playing volleyball, we would go for a jog or play [...]