“Sebenarnya, kebanyakkan penyakit mental bermula daripada masalah persekitaran, di mana ia boleh dirawati sepenuhnya melalui sokongan masyarakat”

HOKL: Sila perkenalkan diri puan. Z: Nama saya Nor Zalina binti Zalwadi. Kerja saya sebagai seorang kaunselor di salah sebuah kolej universiti di bawah MARA. Saya juga merupakan seorang aktivis [...]

“What were you diagnosed with? I was diagnosed with Anxiety and Major Depressive Disorder during my 40’s. It’s been about a 20-year journey since then. What made you seek help? I woke up [...]

“I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder Type II in 2009. Prior to that, I was diagnosed with other mental illnesses such as OCD and Anxiety. But after being observed by my psychiatrist after [...]

I’m the current President of the Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association (MIASA). MIASA was officially recognised as an NGO in September 2017. What makes MIASA different is that we are a [...]

I was in boarding school when I began having grand delusional optimistic thoughts about God calling for me in the Heaven. Like somehow my body would disintegrate on Earth and I’d beam myself up. [...]

“The incident in 2015 set a trigger. I began losing sleep. I threw up suddenly. I had frequent panic attacks. I couldn’t drive for months. But I decided to just ignore it, thinking I’d get [...]

Last Sunday, Humans of KL was invited to visit the Bentong prison as they are partnering with Resorts World Genting for a program called ‘Beauty Behind the Wall’ which aims to equip [...]

“We both grew up in Kota Bharu, Kelantan and we’ve maintained a great friendship since we were 13. We both study in an all-girls school, hang out in the surau during recess and more [...]

“I’m a dancer so my happiness is in dancing. To be honest, when I started dancing, I felt like I found my life.”

“What was the happiest day of your life?” “Most days I’m happy because my body is very healthy – and my age is 60. When I pray to God, I pray for my health. Health [...]