Finding Joy

A broken boy lost in depression, he emerged 20 years later as a content father 

A chance encounter with a former patient reminded this psychiatrist powerfully of the resilience of the human spirit.

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The darkness of a severe depression can feel absolute, but it is not permanent, says the writer.

The darkness of a severe depression can feel absolute, but it is not permanent, says the writer.

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Christopher Cheok

“Excuse me, are you a psychiatrist?” 

I was walking along the park connector near my home, as I do most evenings.

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