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The Spirit of PHEW! is a podcast channel initiated by PHEW!, a mental health support group. When you have any moment of doubt, listening to our channel will make you feel less alone. Having a sense of belonging in our community can be achieved if people started opening up more on the subject and normalize frank conversations. Come and take a breather with us!
Being raised in a culture where people frown upon the idea of showing any emotions, I was taught not to let my emotions run free amid others. The norm discourages experiencing or expressing any signs of emotions, never allowing anyone to have the chance to use it against me. Emotions are being treated as a disadvantage, a liability. The child I was didn’t realize how important emotions are, to me, to anyone, regardless of their culture, age, or race. I was raised to never talk back to my seniors and even if you have something to share, you have to wait for the right moment, but rarely the right moment came. Just by standing at the sidelines, I played it safe by being invisible and the light in me grows dimmer and dimmer, losing the sparks of confidence.
Be sure of what you want, the promises you ensure yourself, and once you started to hold on to your promises, it will be easier to trust others. Wouldn't you agree?
When you are experiencing loss, people say you will move through the 5 stages of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. What they don't tell you is that you'll cycle through them all every single day.
The 5 stages of grief are said to be the tools that help us cope and learn to live within a new framework. The fact that everyone experience things differently makes it even harder to estimate how long it will take for a person to truly overcome grief. Here is the story of how I went through the 5 stages of grief, the raw and uncut version.
If you are sensing that exhaustion is slowly catching up to you, why don't you take a break?
Meditation is often being associated with relaxing our minds and finding inner peace, however, as easy as it may sound, most people find it hard to empty their thoughts and calm their minds.
The answer is always around us but hidden beneath the increasing complexity and uncertainty of life. Let your mind breathe and get connected to the present.
Looking back, I wouldn't want to change the past, because if I did, I wouldn't know the true value of my self-worth.
Being human is all about having your strength tested by the upcoming storms and hurricanes. Facing them, often unexpected and without preparation of any kind, are frustrating isn't it? Well, there is one thing you can do. That is, to look straight up at fear in the eye and never let it overtake or consume you.
When you are drowning in the sea of doubts, with tons of fear pulling you into the depths, what if courage was always there, pulling you up on the other end, up to the surface?
Suicide occurs more often than you think. The statistics don't lie.
In Part 3, our discussion on the subject continues with our special guest. Let's get in-depth to the conversation and see what we can do as people for the ones in need.
Suicide occurs more often than you think. In Part 2, we are joined by a special guest on this show, where we have an in-depth discussion on the possible causes of suicide. Tune in for raw conversation on the subject and self-love tips for you to practice.
Throughout the age of history, suicide is being considered one of life's greatest sins, perhaps the worst that a human being could commit. After years of silence, the talk about suicide has become a taboo in our lives. Its roots have went onto the depths of our culture, concealing a sad truth, turning it into a problem no one dares to admit. Mental illness could occur to anyone at any time of their life, regardless of their age, religion, race or financial status. Mental illness doesn't discriminate, so instead of turning a blind eye to the problem, why don't we stand together as a community and talk about it?
You are always in the constant war of the mind and the heart. At the edge of being torn apart by two equally strong ends, you find yourself trapped in the pool of uncertainties.
Which end would you choose? The MIND or the HEART?