Was 16 when I started suffering from clinical depression. Endured uncountable hospital visits for medications and terrible counselling sessions during my teens. My school years were the worst of my life thus far. I was forced to redo Secondary 3 (Express), and I dropped to the normal stream a year after. I skipped my GCE 'N' Levels Math and Art papers. Surprisingly, my overall grades were still good enough to qualify me subsequently for the 'O' Levels, however I decided to forgo that opportunity.
I enrolled into ITE to pursue a course in digital animation. Dropped out because I realized that it wasn't really my forte/interest. Enrolled again the year after, this time taking up Audio & Video (Filming), but early during the first year, my stepmother suffered a stroke and became fully paralyzed. The situation was really dire, so I made the decision to abandon school so as to help my father care for her.
During this time I spent around her, I learned about the true value of resilience, patience and time. She had passed on since.
Served NS in the army, was awarded best cadet during Basic Military Training (BMT). Depression relapsed a few months into service. Suicidal attempts ensued. Got admitted into Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and was subsequently downgraded to Physical Employment Standards (PES) F.
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I enrolled into ITE to pursue a course in digital animation. Dropped out because I realized that it wasn't really my forte/interest. Enrolled again the year after, this time taking up Audio & Video (Filming), but early during the first year, my stepmother suffered a stroke and became fully paralyzed. The situation was really dire, so I made the decision to abandon school so as to help my father care for her.
During this time I spent around her, I learned about the true value of resilience, patience and time. She had passed on since.
Served NS in the army, was awarded best cadet during Basic Military Training (BMT). Depression relapsed a few months into service. Suicidal attempts ensued. Got admitted into Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and was subsequently downgraded to Physical Employment Standards (PES) F.
More at http://www.domainofexperts.com/2017/11/suffered-depression-at-16-finally.html
