A firsthand account of having schizophrenia

At the end of the day, the worst feeling of all is not to have an illness or struggle to achieve things, but to be alone with no one who understands your pain.

In conjunction with World Mental Health Day 2015 (Oct 10), the Malaysian Mental Health Association organised an essay-writing competition for those with mental health illness and their caregivers.

The main aims of this competition were to educate and create better awareness of mental illness, promote early detection and treatment, and better acceptance of mental illness, as well as destigmatise such conditions.