Club2Care, Singapore

  • Club2Care, Singapore
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    aspires to help individuals with mental health challenges or those in distress regain mental wellness and lead fulfilling lives. We believe through CARE (Caring, Acceptance, Rehabilitation and Empowerment), we can build a mentally resilient community. Mental health is an essential part of a person’s health and anyone could experience a mental health crisis at different stages in their lives. It would be important to reach out to those around you or, seek professional help for support. If you, or someone whom you know is experiencing distress or a mental health issue, do reach out to us and we will support you.

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  • A young woman with long hair in blue tights and dark top sitting with her head in her knees
    Professional Help and Self-Care Helped Her Deal With Anxiety Disorder
    This young lady from Singapore shares her experience of coping with generalised anxiety disorder through a combination of professional help and self-care despite the challenges of her hectic study schedule. As told to Indra Venkatram. Anita (name changed) is a 21 year old young lady, studying bachelors in psychological science. She lives with generalized anxiety disorder which sometimes comes with a predisposition for clinical depression. Early signs & symptoms: She had signs of it from…
  • Peer Specialist with Psychosis Vijay jumping atop a canyon
    "My Struggles With My Anxieties and Triggers Have Made Me A Better Person"
    Vijay Pratap Rai, who was diagnosed with psychosis, became a successful peer support specialist as he realised that by sharing his own experiences he could touch other people’s lives, especially those with mental health conditions, instill hope and happiness in them crucial to recovery. This concludes his two-part narrative of inspiration. After working in the Mental Health Industry for two years plus as a Peer Specialist with the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH), my life came to…
  • A young man in grey shirt and blue jeans with cactus and other green plants in the background
    "I Will Help Not Just My Peers But Also Myself"
    Vijay Pratap Rai, from Singapore, who was diagnosed with psychosis, recounts his anxiety-ridden journey and how he overcame mental health challenges to piece his life together as a peer support specialist. This is the first of his two-part narrative of inspiration. I am about to share with you a very personal experience. The sharing in this article might probe your mind and hopefully impact you in a positive manner. I am Vijay Pratap Rai. I have worked as a peer support specialist with…
  • A person measuring the length of grass blades with a ruler and trimming the grass
    What are the Symptoms of OCD?
    Dr Jayaraman Hariram, Psychiatrist, Senior Consultant, Emergency Service & OCD Clinic, Singapore answers the frequently asked questions on OCD including treatment options and how to recognize if you need help. What is OCD? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the common mental illness recently separated from anxiety disorder and placed within Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorder.  It affects people of all ages and walks of life, and occurs when a person gets caught in a…
  • Image of Sunena Gupta, a black haired woman with alopecia smiling and facing the camera against a background of green foliage
    Dancing Through Self-Image Issues to Hope
    Bhanu Ramchandran talks to Sunena Gupta, a young girl whose journey to overcome self-image and mental issues caused by her chronic medical condition, is an inspiration to youngsters. 20 year old Sunena is a role model, an all-round achiever. An ace student, she is doing her Bachelors in a leading US university. She has been a basketball player in school. She plays the drums and is a Kathak dancer with several stage performances under her belt. Her next Kathak show – titled ‘Umeed’ (meaning ‘…
  • Stock pic of a young woman supporting a young man in distress
    An Unshakeable Pillar of Support For Person With Mental Illness
    Mala (not her real name) has been the primary caregiver for her brother Ram (not his real name) who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia for more than 15 years. Indra Venkatram writes about the challenges Mala faced as a sole caregiver in Singapore. About Ram Ram was a very bright and intelligent boy who did very well in school, studying in top secondary and junior college and also topping his cohort in his overseas university.  He was the pride of his family and had great plans for his…
  • A Kind Word Might Light Up Our Days
    Yuna Angell, who has schizophrenia, advocates it is important to be empathic and sensitive to people living with mental illness and advises how best to communicate with them. Although I have schizophrenia and depression, it still does make me feel awkward when people tell me they have mental illness. I’m at a loss as to what to respond afterwards sometimes. For me, I’ll just say, “Me too. I have schizophrenia and depression. How are you coping with your medication or counselling sessions?” I…
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    The Biggest Barrier is the Self in Alcohol Addiction
    Dr G Kandasami, Chief, National Addictions Management Service (NAMS), Singapore, gives a comprehensive overview on alcohol abuse and addiction and suggests measures to reduce addiction problems. How do you differentiate between social drinking and alcohol addiction? Social drinking is just drinking for fun during social occasions and there won’t be any compulsion in one’s mind to continue drinking regularly. There won’t be any consequences to your drinking. You will not lose control over your…
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    Find Me a Job Right for my Mental Illness
    It is often misconstrued that people with schizophrenia are being lazy when they find it hard to continue with a job. Yuna Angell, who has schizophrenia, writes about her work experience at a fast food restaurant and what happened to her there. If you have schizophrenia, you will probably experience a LOT of delusions, some hallucinations, and you will also hear voices as symptoms of the mental illness. When you say you are “Feeling better”, it does not mean that you are ‘cured’. Honestly,…
  • Image: People in a team building exercise at work lying on the floor and laughing
    Are You Open to Learn, Laugh and Let it go?
    Laughter coach Santhanaram Jayaram talks of the benefits of laughter in the work place and how you can bring laughter into the work place to reduce stress and ease tensions. #WorldLaughterDay The climate of the work environment has certainly changed over time because it used to be that you checked your humor at the door. We use to associate laughter as a bad thing and would not take anyone serious if they laugh too much.Anyone who was caught cracking it up or laughing would most certainly have…
Spirituality as a part of mental health recovery
How important is spirituality in the recovery journey for those with depression? If it is important, what is your definition of spirituality and what are the specific ways in which it is incorporated in the healing process?
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