Life has been a series of grim events lately -- more black than white, less light and more shadows: creeping, lurking, just waiting to pounce. I have not been in a while but recently I have been even less so: happy. I miss conversations, hugs, and music that I share with friends over beer, or… Continue reading Updates:
Category: mental health
Happy to be here
In deep contrast to usual new year's eve festivities, last year (because we've officially transitioned to 2021) was the first time I never even came close to considering writing a post to celebrate the year that was. And what for? With countless natural disasters, a piling death toll, an increasingly authoritarian regime, a global pandemic,… Continue reading Happy to be here
The wisdom of the youth
With the emergence of the pandemic, and the countless other issues that people face -- the Black Lives Matter movement in America (and elsewhere in the world), the standing with Hong Kong against China's policies, a looming dictatorship in the country that yearns to penalise dissent -- I have seen with my very eyes the… Continue reading The wisdom of the youth
Tentative Truths
There is a sense of horror that comes only with uncertainty: is this genuinely what I feel and know? Is this what I desire? Am I feeling truthfully? Ever since I first grappled with my mania and my depression and my anxiety I have always wondered if what I felt were real, or… Continue reading Tentative Truths