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Mr Jared Goh, who was under a lot of stress from looking after his sister who has mental health issues, eventually signed up for a 12-week programme, where he learnt about crisis management and how to understand his own emotional needs and care for himself.
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The first signs for Mr Jared Goh that his sister was not quite herself were when he received phone calls after she had fainting spells in public. Soon after that, she became withdrawn and isolated herself at home.
That was more than 20 years ago.
