We all have secrets. Some secrets we tell some friends, others we tell other friends. But some, we keep only within ourselves, and eventually poison ourselves with them. Secrets are secrets because we don’t want to tell other people to avoid their reactions: maybe they will laugh at us, sneer, tease, or worse still, dismiss…
Ask anyone with depression, anxiety, bipolar, and any other type of mental illness this: “If you could choose a normal life, would you?” Their responses might surprise you – I surprised myself too. My instant gut reaction was “Yes! Of course!” as I read the subject heading of an email a good friend of mine…
A reader commented and asked with such heartache on my post, “10 things not to say to a depressed person“: “Do you know what it feels on the other side, taking care of a depressed daughter, worried what I say will send her over the edge, worried for her, aching for her…?” Honest answer: I…
Enoch Li, (pen name: Noch Noch) was born and raised in Hong Kong and Australia. She has also studied / worked / lived in the US, France, UK, Japan, The Netherlands, China, and has travelled to more than 40 countries. She loves travelling and her curiosity in foreign cultures and languages has led her to enjoy her life as an international executive in the banking & finance industry. However, she was forced to take time off work in 2010 due to her illnesses and after spending time in recovery, cooking, practising Chinese calligraphy, reading and writing – in short, learning to take care of herself and letting out the residual work stress, she has transitioned into a Social Entrepreneur and founded BEARAPY to help corporates make workplaces mentally healthy, and support executives to become more resilient.
[…] the same way, why do so many people consider depression “weak” or those who attempt suicide “stupid”? Those who so consider might not really think that […]