An invisible Novel Corona virus pandemic outbreak declares an unprecedented war with mankind and triggers multiple crises in an enormous scale, such as health, economy, work, family, education, entertainment and daily survival, like a mega tsunami waves sweeping global shores.
Hong Kong is a living historical mixture of imperial China, British Empire, democratic China (ROC), or communistic China (PRC). Today, it’s suffering from trauma. T
rauma can be defined as an intense stressful event which changes an individual’s internal equilibrium, threatens a person’s survival, and arouses a sense of crisis, such as violence, robbery, sudden near-death accident, loss of a loved one, laid-off, divorce, financial bankruptcy, etc.
Traumatic experience sends shock waves to an individual’s brain and activates fight-or-flight cognitive, emotional and behavioral reactions. So-called normal rational cognitive process and executive planning are interrupted and bypassed, replaced by a hyper vigilant mental state in preparation of fight or run for life. Continue reading
Since the political drama unfolded in Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s hearings on 9/27/18 in Capital Hill, multiple crises in institutional, political and personal levels were exposed. When the whole country was shocked and impacted by the devastating real-life drama, two exemplary stateswomen demonstrated their courageous, wise and deliberate decision making process to turn the traumatic agitation back to stability. Continue reading
“Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death.[6] Risk factors include mental disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, and substance abuse” according to Wikipedia.
Traditionally, suicide is associated with misery, pain and suffering mostly resulting from financial troubles, traumatic loss and poverty. Logically, ending one’s life puts an end on the sources of suffering and brings relief. Continue reading
Bullies come in different forms, shapes and ages. Nevertheless, people tend to have typical images of bullies, usually little boys in elementary schools and playgrounds. Or an adult bully demonstrates violent and threatening behaviors or emotions. Those typical bully images were forged in the editing room of anchors and journalists through the lens of most of the popular media. Continue reading