Human Library Post-Activity: Ask Gwenaelle and the Resilience Collective! by Marissa TEO (SP)

marissa_teo5 — 2024-09-12 04:51:28 UTC

This question is for RC: How do you successfully companion your members?

2024-12-09 06:59:57 UTC

How can we motivate or encourage ourselves to seek help when we need it, especially when we're unsure if we truly need it?

Valerie EL/EP0706/FT/05

2024-12-24 02:21:14 UTC

What are some things you've learnt from you recovery journey? If someone is going through something similar to what you went through, what advice would you give them?

Zhen Wei EP0706/05

2024-12-26 14:43:08 UTC

How do you define healing for yourself? What are current strategies that you have implemented to maintain mental health?

Yi hui EP0706/09

2025-01-01 10:48:16 UTC

What strategies do you find most helpful in building resilience during challenging time when healing?

What are some advice would you give to someone who is struggling to seek help?

Yixin EL/EP0706/FT/14

2025-01-02 12:08:32 UTC

How have you changed as a person after getting the help you needed? What motivations can you recommend to those who are on the fence about seeking help?

Wei Leng EL/EP0706/FT/12

aiylamz24 — 2025-01-04 08:13:44 UTC

If you could give your younger self one piece of advice about resilience, what would it be?

Aiyla Mishel EL/EP0706/FT/06

2025-01-05 04:51:59 UTC

how did you overcome the denial stage and how was the recovery process for you

chloe tan EP0706/FT/12

2025-01-05 05:35:05 UTC

How did you get out of the denial stage and what made you "suddenly" want to seek help after delaying for so long?

Goh Pei Yun EP0706/01

2025-01-05 08:26:31 UTC

How did you convince yourself that u truly deserved the help that was given to you?

Charlotte, EP070613

2025-01-05 08:45:01 UTC

If someone feels that they function differently from others but is unsure whether they should seek help, what would be a recommended first course of action?

Cadence Ang EL/EP0706/FT/07

2025-01-06 06:59:33 UTC

If someone were to face a similar situation as yours but are too afraid to approach a kin or professional help, what would you think are some ways to cope with the struggles they are facing? Do you think enough help is done to promote the importance of mental health in Primary and Secondary schools?

HengYi, EP0706/11/FT

2025-01-06 07:21:44 UTC

How did you decide which professional or type of therapy was right for you and were there any coping mechanisms or routines that helped manage your mental health?

Chloe Fong

EP 0706 Class 13

2025-01-06 12:36:16 UTC

What motivated you to share your story, and how has the experience impacted your mental health journey?

Foo En Qi EL/EP0706/FT/09

2025-01-07 03:35:18 UTC

How did you remain optimistic despite the negative feelings and thoughts you experienced when you had OCD and other mental health disorders?

Alexis

EL/EP0706/FT/12

2025-01-07 06:04:13 UTC

How did you become a volunteer at Resilience Collective and help spread awareness about the importance of seeking help while struggling?

Shu Wanfei Sofia

EL/EP0706/FT/08

2025-01-07 13:29:36 UTC

How did you overcome the perverse mindset you initially adopted and were there any other successful methods or ways that helped you process your thoughts and emotions?

Michelle Heng EP0706/FT/01

2025-01-08 01:30:11 UTC

How important were your friends and family in your recovery journey?

Gabrielle EP0706 class 12

2025-01-08 05:30:09 UTC

Have you ever faced discrimination or felt inferior towards others? How did you cope?

Teresa EL/EP0706/FT/09

2025-01-08 06:04:49 UTC

How did you managed to reach out and how did you get over the denial and your perverse mindset?

EP0706/05 Pari

2025-01-08 07:41:19 UTC

What is one thing you tell yourself when you are going through something challenging?

Low Shu Qee

EL/EP0706/FT/15

2025-01-08 08:31:11 UTC

What made you want to get help and get out of the denial stage? And what are the biggest challenges you have faced during this period?

Garry Tan

EL/EP0706/FT/15

2025-01-08 10:33:25 UTC

What were some of the ways you mentioned that helped you manage?

Lynn ling

EL/EP0706/FT05

2025-01-08 16:19:54 UTC

What made you decide to seek help and how did you found out about Resillience Collective?

Phelia Chua

EL/EP0706/FT/15

2025-01-08 16:33:18 UTC

How did you get out of the denial phase and eventually seek help?

Nurul Hikma

EL/EP0706/FT04

2025-01-08 21:26:50 UTC

Could you share what are some ways that the healthcare system in Singapore can better help/ facilitate members of the public who may face the same issues as you?

Nathan

EP0706/ CLASS 14

2025-01-09 04:33:46 UTC

Did you ever reach a point in your recovery where you felt like you were "okay"? Not okay as in miraculously fixed, of course, but okay as in you feel like you are finally aware of why you feel the way you do, and while your habits may not have changed drastically yet, you feel set on the path that you will feel better with time and effort. Or do you just feel shaky and unsettled, like you don't know what to expect in the future.

Yu, EP0706/FT/09

2025-01-09 05:31:02 UTC

Question for Resilience Collective:

What are the main challenges that you’ve dealt with so far upon creating this entire charity?

Kelly Tan

(EL/EP0706/FT/01)

2025-01-09 08:34:17 UTC

how were you able to open up to the friends around you about your condition? and what were their reactions?

how were you able to cope with everything while having all your conditions before you had external help?

jermaine EP0706/FT/04

2025-01-09 08:45:36 UTC

What are some encouragement or advice that you would give to teenagers who are also worried about the help seeking process?

Zhi Hui

EL/EP0706/FT/15

2025-01-09 09:12:08 UTC

How do you maintain resilience and stay motivated during difficult times?

Syukri

EL/EP0706/FT/09

2025-01-09 10:09:56 UTC

What strategies do you currently use to support and maintain your mental health?

Chong Yu Heng Dylan EL/EP0706/FT/03

2025-01-09 10:32:41 UTC

What small habits or daily practices that had helped you through difficult times?

Xiu Xuan EP0706/13

2025-01-09 10:55:09 UTC

What are some ways to cope with OCD whenever you have thoughts stemming from it?

EL/EP0706/FT/13

2025-01-09 12:43:57 UTC

How did you overcome being in denial and how did you manage to not let yourself get overwhelmed with the negative thoughts? YuXuan EL/EP0706/FT/07 (Class 07)

2025-01-09 12:54:16 UTC

What are some help that you have received for managing OCD? And how can you help someone who might be going through it?

ENG YI JUN CLAUDIA

EP0706/class 03

2025-01-09 13:04:09 UTC

What can society or peers do to help and support individuals in reaching out and seeking mental health help?

Megan EP0706/02

2025-01-09 16:20:23 UTC

Is there someone who support you the most and that you are extremely grateful for? What has this person done to make you feel this way?

Vivian EL/EP0706/FT/07

2025-01-09 17:32:46 UTC

How did your family and friends support you during the recovery process after you get the help that you needed?

Eunice Ng EL/EP0706/FT/12

2025-01-10 02:01:54 UTC

Would you have encourage your younger self to be more confident in sharing their struggles with your parents?

Jun Hao EP0706/03

2025-01-10 02:56:44 UTC

What are the steps you took to come up with overcome the guilt for seeking help with your recovering process for OCD and how key figures like friends, teachers and family help you to overcome the trauma and help to guide you on a better path during ur self recovering journey

Yong Jun

EL/EP0808/FT

2025-01-10 04:55:54 UTC

how did you overcome your mental health challenges and what motivated you to keep going on strong/not give up?

adam ep0706/ft/12

2025-01-10 04:55:56 UTC

Was volunteering something you always wanted to do?

How did your struggles through your journey inspired you to educate others?

Russell ep0706/09

2025-01-10 05:33:23 UTC

How do you deal with the thought of viewing yourself as unimportant of receiving help compared to other people who are facing similar situations as you?

Jessica EL/EP0706/FT/11

2025-01-10 06:35:49 UTC

How should we seek help if we don't have supportive parents who deny you need help and just need to suck it up

Gracia Tay EL/EP0706/FT10

2025-01-10 06:36:45 UTC

What inspired you to share your story through the Human Library, and what has been the most rewarding part of the experience for you?

Fahia EL/EP0706/FT/14

2025-01-10 06:37:47 UTC

What are some strategies or coping mechanisms that helped you during your recovery journey?

Lynn EL/EP0706/FT13

2025-01-10 06:53:17 UTC

Do you regret seeking help? Because you mentioned that you were afraid of taking up space while others might need more help compared to yourself.

Chew Jin Ming. EL/EP0706/FT/15

2025-01-10 07:07:31 UTC

what are some ways you started to accept help, was it your family members that started to motivate you or your friends?

michelle tan

EP0706/03

2025-01-10 07:35:45 UTC

Did you have any methods of encouraging yourself to recover? How do you keep yourself from relapsing?

Cara

EL/EP0706/FT/11

2025-01-10 07:47:38 UTC

Was there an event/situation/turning point which made you decide to seek for help?

Cheung Teng EP0706/02

2025-01-10 08:13:55 UTC

Is it tough to open up about your insights/journey as someone with a mental illness diagnosis?

Felicia EL/EP0706/FT/14

2025-01-10 08:18:48 UTC

xavier ep/0706/02

Was feeling that you are not deserving of help a symptom of your anorexia or your depression?

2025-01-10 08:23:45 UTC

How do you realise that you need to seek help and how do you convince yourself that help is needed?

Ong Shi Qing (EP0706/14)

2025-01-10 08:45:50 UTC

Were there any specific habits, routines, or coping mechanisms that helped you? If so which ones were most effective?

Niranjan Kumar EL/EP0706/FT/12

2025-01-10 08:56:23 UTC

cadence quek ep0706/02

what are some ways your parents have helped you to overcome those tough time and what did RC do to help you alongside your journey?

2025-01-10 08:57:19 UTC

how did she overcome her issue on OCD?

2025-01-10 09:23:23 UTC

In what ways did your family show their support and how did their support help you face your condition?

EL/EP0706/FT/03 Caeley Lim

2025-01-10 10:05:47 UTC

How do we get the courage to come up and share about our problems?

Alicia Wong (EP0706/FT/01)

2025-01-10 10:09:17 UTC

What led you to become a volunteer / advocate for the Resilience Collective, and what has been your most rewarding experience as a volunteer?

Clarence EL/EP0706/02

2025-01-10 10:26:15 UTC

Question: How did you convince yourself to seek help?

- Lekha (EPO706/01)

2025-01-10 10:34:10 UTC

How did you overcome the mindset of feeling undeserving of help from others?

Marcus

EL/EP0706/FT/14

2025-01-10 13:38:03 UTC

When and how did you know that it was time to put your own needs before others?

Deniz (EL/EP0706/FT/08)

2025-01-10 13:39:51 UTC

What is the motivation that makes you want to keep going when you are at your limits?

Nathan Soh Jia Wei

EL/EP0706/FT/10

2025-01-10 15:57:55 UTC

How did you manage to heal and overcome from this?

Vineeta (EP0706/14)

2025-01-10 17:56:20 UTC

How do you overcome challenges when healing and trying to improve your mental health?

Chua Ming Guang

EL/EP0706/FT/03

2025-01-10 20:20:10 UTC

How did you gain the courage to come forward and seek help? If people facing similar issues are unable to ask for help do you have any suggestions as to how they can help themselves or and strategies they can use?

Asha (EP0706/08)

2025-01-11 08:13:00 UTC

How do you cope with your struggles on a daily basis like are there hobbies that you do that help cope with them?

Breydon

EL/EP0706/FT/08

2025-01-11 08:50:26 UTC

During the denial of your mental health, do you ever doubt yourself that you have then because you felt like there are people outside that are actually diagnosed? Do you feel like you were just overthinking and therefore was afraid to seek for help?

ReeYeo EL/EP0706/FT/08

2025-01-11 15:20:28 UTC

How/What can you do to stay motivated through difficult times?

Tania EP0706/FT/01

2025-01-12 01:36:58 UTC

What were the reasons that made her seek help after a while? What influences/factors could be the turning point for her?

Danish Zuhaily EL/EP0706/FT/14

rafael23_1 — 2025-01-12 03:12:26 UTC

How did they help you when you reached out for help? What compelled you to seek help?

Macam Rafael EL/EP0706/FT/05

2025-01-12 06:23:40 UTC

Hi Gwen :-)

Could you share with us one strategy you felt was the most effective/important in helping you to cope with your mental health? What is one common misconception that you feel a lot of people have about mental health?

Flores Jasmine Rienee Dominguez (2216889)

EP070601

2025-01-12 12:27:37 UTC

What are some ways to get people to open up more about themselves and seek help especially when facing similar issues? Sometimes people are not so willing to open up due to the past events they may have faced due to trauma etc.

Chan yong ming

EP0706/01

2025-01-12 13:43:08 UTC

How did you muster up the courage to seek help as it is quite difficult for some people to openly look for help.

2025-01-12 14:38:36 UTC

The difficulty you are facing, is it only at a subconscious level or also at a conscious level also?

Eri EP0706/FT/01

2025-01-12 15:48:02 UTC

If someone is feeling overwhelmed by their mental health challenges, what steps would you suggest they take to begin their journey toward recovery?

Javier Chiang EP0706/FT/01

2025-01-13 02:47:32 UTC

What pushed you towards getting an official diagnosis? How can we help people who displays unhealthy behaviours/symptoms, but not to a degree that they will be diagnosed for a specific disorder/illness?

Ching Yu Eng

EP0706/06