Living with mental illness brings a unique perspective on life and death, as the daily struggles with one’s own mind often lead to deep reflections on the nature of existence. This blog explores how my experiences with mental illness have influenced my thoughts on mortality, revealing how these challenges have both darkened and deepened my understanding of life’s inevitable end.

Mental health is a deeply personal and often invisible struggle, one that can be difficult to articulate and even harder to understand from the outside. The principle of "show, don’t tell" offers a powerful way to express the realities of living with mental illness, allowing us to reveal the emotional and psychological landscape in a way that resonates with others.

I battled mental illness without realizing it. Before I received a medical diagnosis in the middle of my university degree, I could not explain why my math and language skills suffered. I lacked clarity of thought and could not speak or write coherently.