Many people who fall into severe depression or suicidal thoughts are not dealing with just one problem. Often, it is a combination of emotional pain, relationship betrayal, loneliness, financial pressure, burnout, trauma, and feeling trapped with no way out. Some may look completely fine on the outside while silently struggling for months or even years.
Relationship conflicts can become especially overwhelming when love, trust, and money are involved together. Sadly, many people who seek help are often told these are “personal matters.” Even the police may explain that money owed between a boyfriend and girlfriend is usually considered a civil matter rather than criminal law unless there is clear fraud or criminal intent involved.
But the reality is, not many ordinary Singaporeans have the financial means to hire lawyers and go through long civil court battles just to recover their money or seek justice. Legal costs, emotional stress, and the exhaustion of constantly fighting alone can already become unbearable for someone who is mentally drained.
For the person experiencing it, the suffering is not only financial — it is emotional and psychological too. Feeling abandoned, betrayed, ignored, used, or left alone to carry everything can slowly destroy a person’s hope, confidence, and emotional stability.
Even though the government and various organisations in Singapore have introduced mental health helplines and support services, the reality is that not everyone will seek help. In fact, it may only be a minority who are willing or able to reach out. Some are afraid of being judged, some keep everything bottled up inside, while others may already feel too hopeless or emotionally exhausted to ask for support.
From my personal view, I really hope the government and authorities do not simply dismiss people’s struggles or complaints too quickly, especially when someone is already emotionally overwhelmed. Sometimes when people finally gather the courage to seek help but feel brushed aside or unheard, it can make them feel even more helpless and isolated.
When people slowly lose faith that anyone truly cares, understands, or can help them, some may eventually fall into severe depression, emotional breakdowns, or even suicide. Others may feel pushed to take matters into their own hands out of desperation, anger, or hopelessness.
Sometimes what society dismisses as “just relationship problems” may already be silently destroying someone inside. I hope society can become more compassionate, more understanding, and more willing to listen before another unnatural death happens.
SINGAPORE HELPLINES
Samaritans of Singapore: 1767 (24 hours) / 9151-1767 (WhatsApp)
Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019
Care Corner Counselling Centre (Mandarin): 1800-353-5800
National mindline: 1771 (24 hours) / 6669-1771 (WhatsApp)
Silver Ribbon: 6386-1928
We Care Community Services: 3165-8017
