AU Mental Health Project (Personal)

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What's Behind Our Imposter Syndrome?

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Mar 9, 2023

Comedy writer Tina Fey and I have something in common. What we do have in common is the sense that we’re “imposters”, and one day, people will call us out for the “fakes” that we are.

Oh Deer, Is That Me?!

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Dec 7, 2022

As we prep for the most perfect Christmas ever, our competitive, perfectionist, and overthinking spirit takes over. Before we know it, we have subconsciously adopted a festive persona that’s not-so-nice. “Oh dear, is that me?”, we think.

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I Quit My Job for My Mental Health

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Nov 28, 2022

Backstabbing colleagues. Inattentive managers. An unmanageable, ever-growing workload. These were a few of the factors that made me quit my job.

Seeking Help Was the Important First Step to My Recovery

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Jul 27, 2022

I’ve struggled with anxiety since I was first bullied in school at the age of 7. I would often go to bed with a lump in my throat and a heavy feeling in my chest, and cry myself to sleep.

How I Learned to Take My Thoughts Captive

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Mar 24, 2022

“You’re so careless!” “Why are you so . . . stupid. How many times do I have to repeat myself?” “You’ll never amount to anything . . . ” These are just a small sample of the verbal knockdowns I grew up with.

Finding Christ After Sexual Assault

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Oct 27, 2021

I was about 24 and living in the UK when I was sexually assaulted by my flatmate. By the time I got the courage to tell the police what had happened, he had returned to his home country, and there was little they could do.

Coping with Mental Health From a Culturally Different Background

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Oct 25, 2021

Growing up as a South Asian in a Christian family in Australia, I often felt a tension between my identity and the challenges I faced at home, compared to my life outside of those walls—both literally and figuratively.

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Caring for My Anxious Wife ... Without Despairing

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Oct 20, 2021

Imagine waking up each day, having no idea what the day will hold. Sure, you know that it's a Tuesday, so the kids will be going to school, and you have work. But in reality, at any moment you could get a text that means you need to drop everything and return home. That’s the reality of living with someone with a mental illness, especially when that person is your partner.