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Mental Health: Totems

In Inception, the idea of totems as items to remind characters they are in a dream is a key point to the story. Totems are basically little trinkets or items that only the characters in the movie knew about in detail,… Continue Reading →

Mental Health: Define Normal

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a post on mental health. I’ve got quite a few excuses prepared for this, but I’ve decided to instead come clean. I’m selfishly happy to report that I’ve been relatively stable for the past… Continue Reading →

What to Do with Life

I’ve hit that point in life where I need to decide where to go. I thought I had it figured out. Two years ago, before entering conscription, I was dead set on going university and studying English Literature or upping… Continue Reading →

The Anger Thing

If I was asked what’s the most terrifying thing in the world, it would have to be that anger that comes with this cocktail of problems I have. A very smooth blend of anxiety and anger issues, along with paranoia… Continue Reading →

I Get Distracted by Things

Yeah, as the title says, that happens a lot. I was writing Chapter 3 for 139: Years (which will be out Friday, hint* hint* nudge* nudge*) and I was overcame with a question. “How does overcrowding happen?” Because of rapidly… Continue Reading →

Suicide, Mental Healthcare, and Stigma

I recently came across the news of a NSF who committed suicide during his service. A little late, I know, but I’m also slow on news uptakes. Ganesh Pillay Magindren suffered from Schizophrenia, which I admit is something I can’t… Continue Reading →

The 7 Weird Things About my Bunk Mate Thing

I think my readers might be sadists. I get 8 times more readers for my posts on Bipolar Disorder than anything else. But I don’t want to flood this blog with just the grim and dim stories of pain and… Continue Reading →

Unexpected Side Effects of Living with Bipolar (Part 1)

Well, I did say I was going to talk about my life with Bipolar every now and then. So I figured why not start with a nice list? After years of living with this crap, you learn to twist your… Continue Reading →

3 Things National Service Will Actually Teach You

I don’t hide my disdain for Singapore’s 2 years mandatory military conscription am quite vocal about the topic. As I’ve noted in my first post that I have about five months left in my service. And I look back on… Continue Reading →

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