Melvin HoYK
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🌿 Delving into life's lessons to uplift and inspire. Writing for mental well-being, I share stories that resonate and heal. Your emotional journey matters—let's navigate and grow together. ✨
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Change with Hope, Not Despair
Growing up, I was well-acquainted with Mr. Wilson from down the street. Eccentric? Sure. But Mr. Wilson was a study in contrasts. For a decade, he lived in a dimly lit house, all because he was afraid of changing a ten-year-old lightbulb. "It’s a collector's item!" he'd declare. Then one day, armed with courage (and a nudge from a visiting niece), he replaced it. The result? A luminescent epiphany that transformed his view on change. "Why didn't I do this sooner?" he exclaimed, squinting in the newfound brightness, probably also realizing that his wallpaper was horribly outdated.
By Melvin HoYK2 years ago in Psyche
Finding Balance in a Tilted World
It all began on a peculiar morning, the day I anointed myself the "Extreme Armchair Expert". As the alarm clock rang with a blare that might've roused the dead (and I wished I were one of them), I sipped coffee that felt like molten tar and stared at a computer screen so bright I feared I'd develop a tan. How, I mused, did the only thing not going to extremes turn out to be my physical exertion? The most "extreme" thing about my day was the inclination of my chair, precisely calibrated to provide maximum comfort with minimum effort.
By Melvin HoYK2 years ago in Psyche
Bridging Ages Through Friendship
The other day, as I attempted to impress my 25-year-old friend with my vintage cassette collection, she responded with a puzzled look, cautiously asking if these 'artifacts' were from the era when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. With a chuckle, I replied, “Well, not that old. But close.” This moment, seemingly trivial, became the starting point of a deeper reflection about our unconventional friendship.
By Melvin HoYK2 years ago in Psyche
Unpacking Our Modern Obsession on Mental Health, Well-being, and Too Many Hashtags
Introduction: Remember When We Were Just Moody? Remember those days? Days when the sky’s moody grey wasn’t seen as a reflection of our inner existential crises? It was just... rain. Now, with every pout we throw at our alarm clocks, we're encouraged to deep dive into its psychoanalytical meaning. Let's buckle up as we journey from simplistic emotional shrugs to the ever-so-complex Instagram captions that encapsulate our souls.
By Melvin HoYK2 years ago in Humans
The Bewildering Ballet of Narcissism
On a particularly uneventful afternoon, as I was mindlessly scrolling through YouTube, a video title caught my eye: "Navigating Narcissism with Dr. Ramani Durvasula." With nothing but time and a slightly over-steeped cup of Earl Grey, I decided to dive in, half-expecting a somber discourse on the intricacies of narcissistic behavior. Instead, I found myself engrossed in a conversation that felt more like a delightful chat between old friends, Jay Shetty and Dr. Ramani, discussing the quirkiest people they knew.
By Melvin HoYK2 years ago in Humans
