This is a big day for the mental health community in the Philippines as President Duterte has signed into law RA 11036 or the “Philippine Mental Health Law.” As it…
Mental Health Days Should Be Possible
The sun’s rays in its shimmering splendour breaks open the walls of my slumber in which I begin to squint at the illuminated windows upon my waking. “Another day,” I…
Overpowering Loneliness
It has been here for days on end, a shadow that encompasses my whole being—that the soul is maimed by unease, while the mind is embroiled in a severe choleric…
Suicidal, But Not Wanting to Die
Countless people have died of suicide through the years, and they take their life through different means. Most often, friends and relatives of those who die would say that these…
When Stressors Begin to Define You
I may have bipolar and epilepsy, yet I work and go to graduate school. And that’s where things get a little more complicated. Having been diagnosed with Bipolar II in…
The Mess of Food, Anxiety, and Rapid Thoughts
Today, I am not so well: my body seemed to be gyrating incessantly within as my innumerable nerves appear to have left their static state. My mind does not fare…
Staying Fit? It Should Be Possible
As a person afflicted with a mental-health related concern, staying fit should be paramount to my daily concerns, most especially that I am not growing any younger and my metabolism…
Those I Long For as a Person with Anxiety and Chronic Depression
Sometimes I do not know what to write about whenever I think of the words “long” or “want”. Most often than not, all I get to think about is what…
Advocating for Mental Health
It cannot be discounted that many are now raising awareness about how to care for one’s mental health, even to the point of laws being crafted so as to give…
On Suicide and Lending a Helping Hand
In light of a report of a recent suicide of a Guhit Pinas member, I began to revisit the age-old question of how do we actually help someone battling depressive…