I'm Still Human: Understanding Depression With Kindness (Expanded Edition - 2021)

further assessment. She was given questionnaires to answer and
went through a thorough interview. Both 'tests' showed that she
had depression.
The second Sister (Yin Hun) had a negative personality since young.
She had a few times subjected herself to self-injury. But due to a
lack of awareness, her family members didn’t send her for
treatment. However in 2004, when she had a very strong urge to
end her life, she was finally admitted to a psychiatric ward for
treatment. Even though she realized that she had had repeated low
moods since she was 15 years old, she never sought professional
help. She tried to cope by reading motivational and religious books.
However all was in vain. "Please get professional help early!"
emphasized the Sister Yin Hun who is on treatment for Bipolar
Depression.
Even now and then, she has unpleasant thoughts and feelings. She
is aware of them and reminds herself, "I must keep myself busy
with work, e.g. jogging and charity work. The bad feeling will come
and go eventually." Another Sister said that after learning
techniques in MINDFULGym (a local mindfulness-based stress
reduction and wellness program), she is more mindful of her
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