KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 24 -- Instead of asking ChatGPT or Google for help with anxiety or depression, you should seek professional help as quickly as possible, psychiatrist Dr Lee Chung Wah has advised.

It's not about being 'weak', anyone can get depression or anxiety

Dr Lee, a senior lecturer in psychiatry at Taylor's University, said some people may see depression as a sign of weakness.

But he noted that everyone experiences stress and "ups and downs" in life, and that it is "actually normal to be not OK" as everyone has their own breaking point.

"It's OK to be not OK. But you need to know when to get treatment, and don't be shy to get treatment.

"It's always OK to get treatment. And getting treatment does not equal to lifelong medica...