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When a Doctor Assumed I Didn't Have IBD Because I'm Asian American

Susan Sontag once wrote, “Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick.” To be chronically ill is a (quite literally) never-ending battle, one that always seems to pull me back into darkness just when I feel as though I’ve made it out. I [...]

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Dennis Tran

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Navigating My Complex Identity as an Asian-American With Invisible Disabilities

Throughout 20-plus years of navigating life with family mental health traumas, being partially blind with glaucoma, and having autism, there were a lot of struggles and hardships along the way that caused an identity crisis for me and the people surrounding me. I never felt as close to others as I should be based on [...]

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Megan Liang

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Limb Amputation

Addressing My Mental Health as an Asian-American Amputee and Childhood Cancer Survivor

A few months ago, I hung up the phone and sighed in defeat for what felt like the hundredth time. Since the end of 2020, I have been on the search for a therapist for the first time in my life. At this point, I had repeated and memorized the summary of the past 26 [...]

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Mae

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Mental Health

The Asian and Pacific Islander Community Needs to Change Its Mental Health Narrative

I am the black sheep in my family. I have a service dog for my invisible illness, I have not married and had kids by the time I was 25, and I have a mental illness. As much as I wish I could say my family has gotten better at supporting me in my journey and [...]

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Mental Health Among Asians 4y

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Hey everybody! I’m Matt Rivera, an actor and mental health advocate. Here to answer any questions for this #AskMe anything forum to talk about...

▪️ Navigating rigid cultural attitudes within your BIPOC household or immediate family to discuss mental heath
▪️ Speaking out and relating to generational differences
▪️ How to reach out to friends or ask for help from your support circle to discuss mental health
▪️ BIPOC mental health or experiences of discrimination or micro-aggressions you’ve encountered

#CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #BIPOC #POC #Asian #PacificIslander #AsianAmerican

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Mental Health Among Asians 4y

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How are you doing? How was your week?

I am doing much better this week. Last few weeks were a blur but I consciously made a decision to be present every day of this week. Sometimes I forget to take a pause and when I really notice a few hours just go by. I can just keep my mind running fast all the time but it also causes insomnia for me. This week though I put a meditative practice to a good use and I put a reminder for myself to pause for 15
minutes every few hours. I do feel the difference. #MentalHealth #Asian

P.S. if you’re new, reply to the post or post on your own. 👋🏻

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verbalabuse 6y

I’m happy with friends but always sad with family. Does that count as depression or being depressed?

Long story short my family is always trash talking me to my face and ruining things every time I’m happy with them. They won’t accept the person I am and don’t think about my feelings. I feel like I will always be an ungrateful brat in their eyes. I would absolutely love it if i meet someone Chinese and is going through the same situation I am. I prefer Chinese because that’s the race I am and through talking to friends I’ve realized that other races have slightly different situations. I’m not trying to be racist so please do not take offense. #verbalabuse #Chinese #Loneliness #lonelytogether #Not trying to be racist #Asian problems

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When a Doctor Assumed I Didn't Have IBD Because I'm Asian American

Navigating My Complex Identity as an Asian-American With Invisible Disabilities

Addressing My Mental Health as an Asian-American Amputee and Childhood Cancer Survivor

The Asian and Pacific Islander Community Needs to Change Its Mental Health Narrative

Hey everybody! I’m Matt Rivera, an actor and mental health advocate. Here to answer any questions for this #AskMe anything forum to talk about...

How are you doing? How was your week?

I’m happy with friends but always sad with family. Does that count as depression or being depressed?

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