Burdened by immense stress, Ms Yang Xi Ren in 2015 turned to unhealthy coping mechanisms that eventually destroyed her health. She shares how she found her way back to self-love and inner strength. A close female friend once told me: “Xi Ren, you’re a perfectionist. If one day you become ugly, you would kill yourself.” At the time, I thought: “Why would she say that? That’s so harsh.” It’s true that growing up, I’d often been complimented as a beautiful girl. People often praised my beautiful