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Tag Archives: distress
Always Regret Reading the Headlines in the Straits Times
All it does is to give me intense anxiety. Why is there never any good news. It’s all gloom. It’s all about money and it feels like in this country (and perhaps many others other than the Scandinavian countries) you … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Singapore Living
Tagged anxiety, cancer, cost, distress, immunotherapy, worry
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My Greatest Worry is that Health Insurance Terms & Premiums Keep Changing
The Insurance companies blame the doctors and even the patients, the doctors point out that insurance companies have high management and sales commission costs too. In the end the patient is the one who suffers, especially if they have a … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Anxiety, Cancer, Singapore Living
Tagged aging, anxiety, cancer, consumer rights, distress, health insurance, Life, premiums, unethical
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Quelling the Naysayser
Every time I gain a bit of confidence and actually feel I can turn my life around, I’m thwarted by the naysayer in my head. It takes a huge effort to silence that voice. The voice tells me “You’ll never … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged abuse, child abuse, distress, Life, personal, Toxic Workplace, values
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How Many People in Singapore Feel at Times
The advert is directed at something else, but I saw the picture of the woman on the bus, I immediately thought stressed and squeezed. And somehow it was apt that it was raining that day. Some days we all feel … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged depression, distress, Life, Living, office, Singapore, stress, stressful, work
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The Anxiety of Singapore’s Work Culture & In Praise of Idleness
I am increasingly unable to bear the crushing anxiety that bears down upon me nightly. It is the reason for the insomnia and daily nightmares. I am in a constant state of fear and guilt. Guilt arising from any form … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, When Work Sucks
Tagged anxiety, bad, Bertrand Russell, culture, distress, happiness, idleness, In Praise of Idleness, Life, Living, long hours, mental illness, office, personal, quotes, Singapore, work life, work life balance
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Famous People Paralysed by Panic Attacks
Shania Twain’s Panic Attack when Confronting the Best Friend who Stole her Husband. Nicole Kidman’s panic attacks after her break-up with Tom Cruise. Britney Spears had panic attacks before her world tour in 2009 Robert Pattison of Twilight fame suffers … Continue reading
Emotionally Draining Day
It’s been a hard day. I’ve been on a mental emotional roller-coaster. I feel so drained right now. Glad that one of my loved ones is ok for the moment and I hope out of the woods soon. Someone close … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged dealing, distress, emotions, feelings, grief, help, Life, pain, psychological, sadness, thoughts, worry
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A Minimalist, Serene Life
I feel frazzled, stressed and poor, by a consumerist society that is continually telling me what you need to own in order to be happier. It made me wonder if there was a healthier way to live. Well there is. … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, calm, culture, design, distress, habits, happiness, health, holiday, Life, Living, love, mental, mind, Minimalist, money, nature, peace, personal, photos, physical, pretty, reading, serene, Serenity, slow, stress, travel, trip, worry, writing, Zen
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Slow Down Now
I came across this fabulous website that I need to share. It’s The International Institute of Not Doing Much. I am comforted that they call out multitasking for what it is – a moral weakness. All this is done tongue … Continue reading
Posted in When Work Sucks
Tagged bad boss, brain, bully, burnout, distress, employees, employers, gadgets, mono-task, multi-task, office, productivity, sleep, sleep deprivation, slow, work, work life balance
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When You Work with Insufferable Idiots
1. Sometimes I wonder, am I such delightful company that when it’s time to leave the office and I have completed all my urgent tasks you feel compelled to dump something at me at 6 pm? And it’s always at … Continue reading
Hooray for the Slow Movement
In Singapore, I know many people who are being worked to death. The government has been recently talking about increasing productivity – like employees aren’t working hard enough already? Working long hours has become the norm and is expected by … Continue reading
Posted in When Work Sucks
Tagged abuse, cost of living, distress, office, overworked, Singapore, slow movement, work
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