Selfless vs. Selfish
Has anyone ever told you that you are too nice? Or that you put others before yourself a little too much? It can be hard to find that...
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Hui Wen Tong
- Jul 11, 2020
- 3 min
What Not to Say to a Struggler
There is a suicide in every 40 seconds, according to World Health Organization. Sometimes, it is obvious when someone we know is...
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Hui Wen Tong
- Jun 26, 2020
- 2 min
Being Different Is Not Wrong
Previously, I wrote about unmet universal human needs and one of them is a sense of Self. Accepting and being accepted for who we are is...
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Hui Wen Tong
- Jun 8, 2020
- 2 min
Universal Human Needs
Have you ever wondered why babies cry? Crying is a baby's first language to communicate their needs such as: “I’m hungry.” “I’m scared.”...
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Hui Wen Tong
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
Why Counselling
In my previous article, I wrote about some of the common misconceptions about people who struggle with mental health issues. Counsellors,...
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Hui Wen Tong
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
Break The Stigma
I was tutoring a child one Sunday when her mother walked into the room and asked me to leave after learning that I worked as a...
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Hui Wen Tong
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Coping with Uncertainty
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, has everyone on high alert. While we have faced the pandemics such as swine flu (H1N1)...
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Hui Wen Tong
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Going with The Flow
I once had a client who described the feeling of anxiety as "worrying over an important exam that doesn't exist", and an anxiety attack...
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Hui Wen Tong
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Being "Present"
This falls under one of my job scope. What does being present mean? I like to define being present as having an open mind, attitude and...
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Hui Wen Tong
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
On Accepting Others
Do we see people for who they really are? Or do we view them though spectacles tinted with our own interpretations and expectations? Do...
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Hui Wen Tong
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Possible Ways to Re-Know Ourselves
I used the adjective ‘possible’ here to suggest that it is possible but not guaranteed. And as counselling goes, it is only helpful if...
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Hui Wen Tong
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Who Am I?
Numb. Empty. Alone. Lost. These are the words I often hear from clients struggling with their emotions. They find it hard to put their...
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