Archive for the What is mental health? Category


Rules for pleasure

Rules for pleasure Let’s assume that I need to put up a few nights in a hotel within a city, away from my home, to attend a conference. I may wish to explore the city and have a little drink. I may even feel tempted to visit the red-light district with a few friends. During […]

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Talk on Depression and Suicide in Penang, Malaysia

I will be giving a talk on “ Understanding Depressive illness and Suicide “ in Penang, Malaysia.   One of the guest speaker will be Mdm Irene Tan who has written a book entitled “ My Battle with Depression”.   Click here for the talk    

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It is better to light a candle

During my college days, I came across this monthly newsletter by an organization called The Christophers. The newsletters were entitled Christophers News Notes. Indeed I have learned a great deal from all their small  brochure-like news notes. I still remember one of the news notes entitled ” Saying it with love” . And the motto […]

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A Beautiful Mind

Here is a section from the movie “ A Beautiful Mind” . A story about the life of Professor John Nash, a famous Mathematician, who battled Schizophrenia and later won the Nobel Prize for Economic Science in 1994.   Personally, i find the following section from the movie very meaningful and touching.     Excerpt […]

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Life’s Challenges and Overcoming them

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