Mental Health

I have been interested in mental health as a subject and completed my diploma in mental health last November 2020. I decided to attend a mental health webinar as I was invited by Bernard, founder of Cara Unmask.

Alison online course

According to Alison’s website, the course in mental health will “help you gain a better understanding of a range of mental health issues. Raising public awareness of mental health issues has become an important subject for international healthcare in the last several decades, and a basic understanding of the causes, symptoms, and treatments of various forms of mental illnesses is important knowledge to have for your wellbeing and the wellbeing of those around you.”

Having mere basic knowledge about mental health after my studies is good but may not be sufficient to understand the “experiential” aspect of mental health. I decided to learn more from the lived experiences from people who want to share their personal struggles and therapy work.

January 2021

I was invited to the webinar by Bernard, founder of CARA Unmask. The topic was ” How to build mental resilience”. I attended the online Zoom meeting and was glad to hear from speakers Kevin as his personal stories on how he walked the journey when he started struggling with Singapore’s high stakes examination at the A levels. He recounted how he managed to built resilience giving me a real life account of the importance of taking care of one’s mental state. The other speaker, Aloysius shared about his experience as a hypnotherapist and I managed to glean some insights from a mental health practitioner on this relatively mysterious field of hypnotherapy.

Overview of Cara Unmask

You can visit Cara Unmask by going to this website.

https://www.caraunmask.com/?utm_source=social-media&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=profile-link

Objective of Cara Unmask

“CARA is a Community based mobile app platform that empowers users to take control and improve their mental wellness by connecting anonymously and securely with trained volunteers and professional counsellors, anytime, anywhere. At CARA, we focus on preserving anonymity to serve as a spark plug for a first conversation in a safe, secure and controlled environment. We believe a conversation is a good starting point to discovery, recovery and maintenance of mental wellness. We seek to be an impactful enabler by providing quick access, affordability and human connection through new digital self-help channels by placing technology in the hands of users for better mental wellness. The CARA Community relies on CARA Friends – trained volunteers with lived experience and mental wellness professionals who want to help. CARA is live in the app stores, give it a try.”