About 60 days after I moved to my father’s house, I found myself walking along EDSA wandering, looking for a friend. I figured one’s name cannot be bought nor changed, so much so that one’s folly can alter the faces peoplesee through you. Tiring, I know. You have to keep it up.

Is Psychiatry humane?

For two nights now, I’ve been asked to take 1 1/2 tablet of Olandus 10 ODT contrary to what has been prescribed. I’m writing this in case I OD.

I was visited by an old friend without prior consent. There’s anxiety to it that I can’t put my finger on.

TCM Day 3

Woke up at 1 AM today for the second time since I’ve been taking Dr. Tan/Chen’s medication. Last night and tonight was the deepest natural sleep I’ve had since 2015. Too many times, I would find myself oversleeping, asleep for 15 hours on drugs I can barely remember. I woke up tonight feeling like I …

Traditional Herbal Chinese Medicine

It was August 21 when I phoned Dr. Chen of Ongpin for a consultation. I was asked to take a picture of my tongue and I noticed it looked swollen. I was given prescriptions and today is my first day of taking herbal tea medicine. It was a pack of dried herbs needing to be …

Happiness

Happiness comes when we’re not looking. Fleeting and elusive as the air we breathe, it makes itself felt with a silent wondering of what makes us live. Love life.

Starting over again

Back to the house where I grew up in, it feels surreal, knowing and feeling a warm cozy home that I can come to. The world is a harsh place. Just last year, I searched for the belongingness and safety of nuns so I ended up in the presence of some, in a school I …

Change of residence

I was asked to leave home two weeks ago, and left 3 days ago. I’m with my father now. There’s a certain care and nourishment and genuine concern here. This is where I grew up and a feeling of familiarity exists. It is also timely because I can talk to him about my new relationship; …

How has your emotions been changed by attraction?

When we talk about emotions, we talk about the heart, but we know that emotions come from the mind just the same, only, the heart pumps more blood at the thought of an attractive person. I’m no doctor of emotions, but I know that emotions are mental. That butterfly in your stomach, the increased heart …