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Getting to Grips With Mental Health

It pays to be informed, especially when you need to seek help for yourself or someone you know.

If You Visualised Mental Illness, This is What You'd See

PHOTO ESSAYS: If You Visualised Mental Illness, This is What You'd See

Photographer Tsoku Maela, who suffers from manic depression and anxiety, has visually interpreted the different stages of depression in a photo series called “Abstract Peaces". The series aims ...

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Tsoku Maela

A brief reminder of solitude If you struggle with depression I’d like you to know that there is no shame, only an opportunity. You may not know when your next breath is coming, but be patient with yourself. Take it one day at a time. I have struggled with manic depression and anxiety my whole life but only recently found the courage to open up about it to my family. They may not understand what it is, but they understand me better as a person. Depression isn’t all doom and gloom; there is so much beauty to be drawn from it. It’s an opportunity to learn about yourself and how your intricate mind works – and the reason why it works the way it does.

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