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.
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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.

