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How to deal with anxiety and depression

How to deal with anxiety and depression
Hear what experts and people who have suffered from anxiety and depression say about the best ways to deal with them, including different therapies and activities such as yoga.
Experts describe how to use mindfulness techniques such as “urge surfing” to overcome addiction urges and cravings and take back control. Photo: Shutterstock
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What is ‘urge surfing’? How does it help with addiction and bad habits?

The technique manages cravings and compulsive behaviours like phone addiction by encouraging people to ride out their urges like waves.

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Don’t have life sorted by 25? Not to worry – why TCM says your peak comes later

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She put on 35kg in 6 months from a hormonal disorder. How she dealt with it

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She had a cocaine addiction. Daily meditation helped her quit

While not a cure-all for addiction, meditation offered this Hong Kong writer a low-pressure path to recovery and self-awareness.

A Hong Kong professional who hid a years‑long cocaine habit reveals how meditation helped her overcome her addiction. Illustration: Cameira
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How do therapists protect their own mental health? 3 experts share tips

Hong Kong therapists share how planning things that ‘spark joy’, physical exercise and undergoing their own therapy helps them do their jobs.

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‘Extremely fulfilling’: Doing housework can declutter your home and your mind

The chores most of us find tedious provide mental health benefits, say psychologists and a Zen monk, who explain how and share cleaning tips.

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Being optimistic can lower dementia risk by 15%, Harvard study finds

Experts explain why optimism is beneficial for brain health and how to cultivate a more positive mindset.

A Harvard University study found that people with higher optimism scores were less likely to develop dementia. One way to become more optimistic is to surround yourself with like-minded people. Photo: Shutterstock
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Do you feel more anxious after googling symptoms? You could have cyberchondria

Also known as ‘Dr Google syndrome’, cyberchondria can lead to depression or, at worst, illness anxiety disorder.

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What is ‘nonnamaxxing’? Viral health trend embraces Italian grandma’s lifestyle

Daily walks, gardening, cooking from scratch – whatever an Italian grandmother would typically do, Gen Z are going wild for online.

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Just 1 hour. How a single therapy session can help you overcome a problem

Experts and patients alike praise single-session therapy, which offers a more targeted approach to counselling while saving money and time.

In single-session therapy, a counsellor helps the client identify concrete steps towards relieving a specific problem with the intention of not completely solving it, but rather to help clients walk away with a toolbox of strategies for how to approach it. Photo: Shutterstock
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‘A shell of myself’: colon cancer survivor who became viral fitness influencer

Bill Maeda, 57, is an unconventional fitness influencer who doesn’t count reps and has some clients exercise for just 10 minutes a day.

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Unconventional fitness trainer Bill Maeda prefers letting his body and mood guide how he trains each day rather than following rigid programmes. Photo: Bill Maeda
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Many TikTok videos on ADHD, autism are ‘inaccurate’, study claims

Social media misinformation on ADHD and autism is rife, especially on TikTok, and experts are urging better content moderation.

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How new Hong Kong menopause support group aims to flip the conversation

Three doctors are launching The Hong Kong Menopause Society to raise awareness and understanding of menopause and perimenopause in the city.

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How to meditate? Tips for beginners, from finding a type to what to expect

Meditation can relieve stress and ease depression if approached correctly. Mindfulness instructors share how to start on the right path.

Meditation can make you calmer, but should be approached with realistic expectations, and with the technique that suits you, experts say. Photo: Kniel Synnatzschke/Westend61/dpa
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75-year-old Hongkonger works over 70 hours a week. Why is he still so happy?

More seniors in Hong Kong like Benny Ratnani are working past 65 not just for financial reasons, but to retain self-esteem and self-worth.

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Benny Ratnani, 75, is the owner of Bee Dee Manufacturing in Hong Kong and one of a growing number of local residents who are working past the traditional retirement age of 65. Photo: Sun Yeung
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Parents of Hong Kong’s ‘Girl Behind the Face’ finally share their story

Mui Thomas’s story of living with a rare skin disease has moved many. Now, her adoptive parents share why they ignored advice to ‘walk away’.

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For these Hongkongers, walking isn’t just exercise – it’s therapy

For cancer survivors, walking is one of the most accessible and sustainable forms of rehabilitation we learn on World Cancer Day.

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Singaporean pro boxer uses skills from the ring to dominate life’s other fights

Efasha Kamarudin credits boxing for helping her build self-confidence, tackle body-size hang-ups and bounce back from new motherhood blues.

Efasha Kamarudin, known professionally as The Face, poses inside the ring at the Spartans Boxing Club in Singapore, where she trains. Photo: Instagram/fash_theface
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How mobility exercises can help you stay active and healthy as you age

Mobility exercises strengthen your muscles, increase your range of motion, and help you stay healthy in body and mind as you get older.

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She quit her corporate job to walk 5,700km alone across America

Jessica Guo became the first woman to hike a continuous route linking the Continental Divide Trail with the Great Divide Trail.

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Free Hong Kong therapy sessions help long-distance carers ‘feel less alone’

Being a carer for an ageing relative in another country can be draining. Red Door Counselling’s weekly online sessions are here to help.

Red Door Counselling counsellor-in-training Angela Kaur Baura with her mother, who lives in Dubai. Kaur Baura says that Red Door’s online sessions, which she now helps host, help her cope with being a long-distance carer. Photo: Angela Kaur Baura
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Sports helped this trans man gain confidence. What else can exercise do?

Sports were crucial for Emery Fung when he struggled with body dysmorphia. A sports psychologist explains just how far their benefits can go.

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For trans man Emery Fung, wakesurfing is a sport he can enjoy alone, with his dogs or with a group of friends. Sports like this have proved vital for his mental health. Photo: Emery Fung
Trending in China

Chinese actress claims talent agency forced exorcism to treat her depression

TV star Zhao Lusi says company locked her in room with a shaman who told her an evil spirit possessed her.

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He’s 80 and still running marathons. How does Olympian Jeff Galloway do it?

Galloway, whose Run-Walk-Run method has helped countless people take up endurance running, reveals how he trains and what he eats.

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Kenya

Dennis Ombachi, Kenyan rugby-player-turned-TikTok-star, cooks to fight depression

A bad injury forced him to retire from rugby, giving rise to depression, but inspired by the food and cooking videos, he became a chef and made hit videos.

Former Kenya rugby sevens star Dennis Ombachi on the set of his cooking videos featuring his famous balcony with the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, in the background. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Opinion | In Hong Kong, the alarm bells are ringing for children’s mental health

Child abuse is on the rise, alongside mental disorders and suicides among youngsters, with too many still not getting the help and treatment they need.

The case for the prioritisation of the mental wellness of children and adolescents is now overwhelming. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

ADHD, depression the most common among Hong Kong schoolchildren: surveys

ADHD is most prevalent mental disorder among primary school pupils, while depression is leading one across secondary students.

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Education in Hong Kong

Number of Hong Kong students with mental health woes doubles in 4 years

Some fear it’s the tip of the iceberg, but others say surge reflects awareness, willingness to seek help.

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