Hi everyone! We are a research team from the University of Hong Kong. We are currently conducting an international research study to understand ADHD’s effects on social, economic and wider impacts in Malaysia. We would like Malaysia to be represented in the global study.

We are looking for adults (18 years or older) who have ADHD or who take care of an individual with ADHD to participate in this study. By scanning the code on the poster, you can complete the online survey.

The survey is anonymous and has already received ethical approval. The results will form part of a series of publications in The Lancet Psychiatry, one of the world's most prestigious scientific journals, and will help inform ADHD-related health policies globally.

Thank you for considering taking part! Please feel free to leave a comment :)

Hi everyone!

We are trainee counsellors under supervision, and we’re organising a support group called “Navigating Boundaries: A Support Group for Those Who Struggle to Say No.”

If you find it difficult to say no, set boundaries, or express your needs without feeling guilty, you’re welcome to join us!

Venue: Monash University Malaysia, Building 2, Level 7

Wednesday: 10 AM – 12 PM

Thursday: 10 AM – 12 PM or 1 PM – 3 PM

Duration: 4 sessions, 2 hours each.

If you’re interested, please scan the QR code on the poster to sign up. We’d love to have you join us!

Thank you!!😁😁

im a university student and i want to see a psychiatrist, for various reasons, preferably under government hospital/clinic. ive read i need a referral letter. do i just ask for one from my university’s clinic or do i go to klinik kesihatan? what should i expect?

I am diagnosed with ADHD almost 3 years ago, and am barely handling it on regular uneventful days. I'll be starting my first office job in a week and I keep seeing posts of advice for working ADHDers and they often mention to absolutely not skip your meds on work days. I am not entirely sure if I need it and will be seeing how I cope for the first 2 or 3 weeks first.

I'm case I get absolutely drained working unmedicated, I wanted to ask, how expensive is Ritalin and where can I get it for cheaper? How do I go about getting medicated anyway? I was diagnosed in a private clinic, can I bring my diagnosis report to a government clinic or will I have to redo the assessment?

The victim gets shamed by teachers and parents. Thats exactly why victims of bullying get more afraid. Because the people who are supposed to protect the students from harm stay silent or worse counter attack (“what did you do to make others make fun of you?” , “Why are u so sensitive”).

The child is left to feel he is the weird one who should adjust.

So much bullying going around at schools and hostels and it all goes swept under the rug.

And then if kid tells teachers be called a snitch. Bullying intensifies or boycott happens.

I can be bullying psychologist at this point. All these mental health post by mental health professionals reflected my thoughts and feelings .

Damn to have trauma is so normal.

Please only give me honest and posotive feed back. I could use some good news 🥺

I am 30+ F. I have been struggling a lot with depressing and suicidal thoughts. I don't want to take meds, thinking of starting with therapy first. Any recommendations will be truly helpful 🙏

Where I’m at, Negeri Sembilan all therapies are talk therapy and meds only.

But I heard IFS is good for trauma.

Anyone can recommend any IFS therapists or clinics ?

I've been on Ritalin for a few years but lately I've been thinking of trying combination stimulant and non-stimulant. Using Ritalin is definitely better than nothing but i still have a have a hard time to start doing anything and my focus is still weaker. Still better than not Ritalin where I've got no focus at all.

I went to hospital Shah Alam and they said they only have Ritalin. So i wondering which government hospitals have which adhd meds or do i have to go private to find something other than Ritalin ?

Hi all, I would like to ask opinion if anyone has been treated from both HUKM or PPUM.

I want to get a referral to either places but am not sure which one is better. I have been wanting to get help for some time now but finding an affordable place is difficult in this economy.

Appreciate if you could share your experiences for my consideration. Basically I would like to know your experience with the doctors, environment and overall service.

Thank you.

Hi, sorry, but kinda in an emergency here. I am schizophrenic and the symptoms have been flaring up lately. Feeling suicidal. The current hospital that I go to is too expensive for me now, can someone let me know how much is 1 day in Hospital Selayang or the one in Klang? Thanks.

Hello!

I'm currently trying to look into getting an appointment at PPUM for an ADHD (and possibly OCD?) diagnosis, but it's looking like I'll need to get a referral letter first.

Getting one from a nearby KK seems to be my only option as of right now due to my financial situation. However, a bad experience with a KK doctor a couple years ago (took a DASS test, asked about an ADHD diagnosis, got dismissed with the whole "but you're a woman?" spiel despite me telling them my brother was diagnosed with it a few years ago lol) has made me reluctant to try again.

That being said, do I have to take another DASS test in order to ask for a letter? Or would it be possible for me to simply make an appointment and ask for one without it?

I'm a little desperate at this point because all the self-help ADHD (and OCD) tricks I've tried thus far haven't worked at all and I really do believe being medicated for it would help me a lot 😞 It's just not sustainable anymore for me to keep going in this way.

Hi, so uh I've been attending Butterworth Mentari for mental health issues. So far so good, I got the help I needed and there's a follow up & check-up I gotta do at Hospital Seberang Jaya.

But the problem is I'm not from around Butterworth. I'm from KB and it took half an hour every trip back and forth from KB to Butterworth. I wished I could continue my appointment or treatment at Hospital KB or idk, if there's any specialized mental health clinic in KB... is it possible to change clinics?

But my mom already booked an appointment at Hospital Seberang Jaya for check up aghhh 😭 and that's right multiple trips in one month to attend Mentari & Hospital, far away from my home. I'm not exhausted but my mom's the one who did the driving and I was kinda worried if it exhausts her. She won't admit it but I can see how tired she is.

Also my mom was very conservative, so it's quite a surprise she's willing to open up and help me with this... But one thing I want to share with you guys... I'm at the end of my semester, and the final exam includes 4 papers, plus another total of 7 papers I had to retake next month...and the gap between retakes and last semester's exam is only a few days.

I wasn't studying properly this semester, and even though the trial is already here, I'm still in the dark. I admit it's my fault, please don't attack me 😭 🙏 I just don't want to give up yet, but it feels like the task is impossible...I feel like I was bound to fail...and if I failed, all my mom's sacrifice would mean nothing...

The only way I could repay her is by getting good grades and cgpa...but right now, it's clear that I was gonna fail. I might be able to get average grades but only if I'm able to focus on saving what I can. But whenever I open the book, I feel like the sky is crashing down... Like it's too late... there's too much to read...but I don't want to disappoint my mom. I can't fail again...but god this is too heavy... I'm so scared. I admit I wasn't doing very well in studying, but I hope please would you guys give me some hope that I can do this? I just need someone to tell me that everything is going to be okay...just focus on what's on your mind first...you can do this... Anybody...?

I'm a minor, well obviously by my pfp but I have a question. I know I'm mentally ill, I've had suicidal thoughts and have acted upon them (mostly threatening myself with a knife to my mom) and I have a very harsh background (abused ever since I was a few months old) but my mom refuses to acknowledge that I have mental problems.

Based on my own research, I think I have AuDHD, depression and bpd (I don't know yet, but I want to get it checked out). Most of my mental problems comes from school, family dynamic, years of being lied to by my mom and my mom herself. I suspect I have way more mental illness than the ones I just listed above, how do I convince my mom to take me to the hospital for a check up? She's a undiagnosed narcissist too so idk

If anything, I just want to get diagnosed either way. Either with my mom or without my mom. Actually, can I, as a minor, get diagnosis/treatment? My teachers asked me why I always ponteng once a day in a week and if my mom cared or not and ect..I think they know my situation or smth idk

Update 1: My school kaunselor just talked to me today, she said she's gonna help me change class since I told her my current class is too stressful and pressuring. She even gave a letter to the psychiatrist or something

I heard parents may need to be involved which I can’t bring them unfortunately

🙏

Hi there, long time lurker but this is my first post here. I have looking for mental health care for a long time after various stressors and I believe my depression has spiraled to an unsustainable state. A few weeks ago, I reached a point of crisis where I was crying nearly every day for weeks, and decided to take the advice of heading to the nearest KKM to get a referral.

I followed the standard procedure of getting a GP appointment via MySejahtera, but upon reaching and seeing a doctor, I was told that I would be referred to counselling and that the counsellor(?) or anyone relevant will call back to make arrangements. I asked for a rough timeline, or who to expect but the staff nurse was unable to give me any concrete details. I understand that waiting is inevitable, but wanted to know if anybody experienced this as well, and what steps I should take next.

I am worried that my mood will worsen again as my suicidal ideation flares up at times, and I am afraid I will gain the courage to take drastic measures otherwise. Private is not preferable for me at this time as I have recently become unemployed. I intended to get a referral straight to Psychiatry with my initial visit, but was also told counselling was the first step.

Appreciate the help.

Edit: I forgot to mention that my priority is to get on medication first and foremost, which is why I am stuck wondering about the KKM wait times. Initially I assumed I would be given the psychiatric referral on the first GP visit instead of counselling, thus I am wondering when they will be getting back to me.

Hello.

To make a long story short, I've been on the verge of losing it. Things like memory loss, really bad moods, all that. A part of me doesn't like that I've been thinking of self-deletion so much more than usual.

I'm supposed to be taking Luvox but I don't have the courage to show up after skipping an appointment due to last-minute changes.

So I'm curious if anyone here has been in a psychiatric ward (and which hospital, if possible) and what the process was like. I'm desperate in being admitted for the safety/peace for everyone else around me.

Any additional details (like the conditions of said psychiatric ward) would be appreciated.

Many thanks. ☺️

I apologise if this was badly worded.

No formal diagnosis but I do feel I have mild ADHD. I really struggle with time management and self management. Mostly can manage but becoming a new father, it has become really tough.

Specifically looking for a coach (rather than a counselor/therapist) as my company provides an allocation each year to claim for coaching. Usually it's personal coaching but I am hoping to use it for this.

Thank you and really appreciate any recommendations.

Hi all I would like some recommended places or centers for getting treatment in Selangor? Anywhere but KL since I’m not really sure where to find a good psych for help here.

Also if possible, I would also want it where I can opt out medications for my treatment but rather just behavioral or cognitive therapies. Thanks :>

hi all, i'm trying to get diagnosed with adhd after struggling with it for 8 years and having 2 unfinished evaluations. i've read a lot of helpful advice for this sub!

i forgot that last month i submitted my information on the mentari website to make an appointment and i got the phone call 20 minutes ago but my malay is so awful that i barely understood what she said so she hung up on me 🥲 it makes sense because she didn't want to waste her time but is there an english option for mentari ? or is it time to brush up on my bm. over phone calls its always so much harder for me because i can't hear the sounds clearly enough 💔

hai. so maybe i will delete this but i see people also ranting here so i decided why not. if you think u know me irl no u don’t

this isn’t serious mental health cry for help but it’s about crushes LMAO. it feels really bad seeing your crush get with someone better than you. even worse, the person they got with also seems to be struggling with the same mental health issues as you (anxiety, depression, etc) but they’ve got achievements and are academically impressive….. like even if they’re depressed they still got something…. im depressed and failing with no achievements, lowkey a burden to everyone, so like what does that make me 🤪 anyway, no hate to anyone…, just feels bad man 🥀🥀 i cant help but compare myself to other depressed people who at least have something going on for them… i understand its just what it seems on the outside but like if u get what i mean, it kinda hurts yk…. at least why cant i appear fine on the outside why does it have to be obvious im depressed and failing lol. why cant i be one of those ppl who are depressed and get straight As… im depressed and getting abysmal grades and just rotting 😂

Recently I got offer letter to work at government, they required the medical check up before proceeding to give the letter of employment. But I have an active review on government hospital for my depression but I already on the stage of able to stop the medication next year (Healing process). The local doctor that checked me ticked the box ‘boleh dipertimbangkan untuk bekerja’ & penyakit tahap ringan. Will I able to pass the qualification of health or will be dismissed? I hope anyone who had this kind of experiences shares their pov. Thank you so much it will help me❤️