Educating the whole staff about mental illness would be a good first step. And not just how to recognise it, but provide concrete ways each employee can take to look out for one another's mental well-being. Destigmatisation in the work place starts there.

What worked for me was sharing my struggles with a mental health professional. The burden I didn't want to give the people around me was that of having the 'answers' if they themselves don't know since they're not experts on mental health. I can only speak for myself when I say, I chose to go directly to a mental health professional to get the most objective help accessible to me. Looking back though, if I shared what I was going through with my loved ones, it may have lifted some of the weight of carrying my struggles all on my own. Net-net - having a trusted confidant is always a boost to our health and if you have even just one who loves you and cares about your well-being, someone who can be kind and truthful at the same time, then it makes sense to share your struggles with them.

@ho-shuhuang When you don't feel like doing anything at all, a small step makes all the difference. Thank you for reminding me of this today.

@amaliaariffin Thanks for this book recommendation! Have not heard of it till now. Will check it out!

@alfred76 Love, love, LOVE Johann Hari. He totally underscores the importance of people and purpose, connection and community to mental health. He gives me hope for us all, because we all have the opportunity to be there for one another. This is so empowering. It means each of us can be part of the each other's healing towards wholeness, or walk together through the dark of despair, or simply sit together and be consoled that this too shall pass.

@Eelin-Ong You can go to this page on their site, search by country and you'll find the location of little free libraries across the world, including Asia!
https://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/