The mental health stigma that exists in the healthcare system establishes a major obstacle related to accessing good medical care. This stigma has two main issues. Firstly, the stigma inside the workplace affects the doctors, nurses, and anyone employed in the healthcare sector. Secondly, the poor treatment of patients with mental health illness in the …
Trigger warning: this article discusses a disorder and mentions suicidality. We often find ourselves picking at the flaws in our appearance sometimes. However, for those with BDD, it goes beyond that. Constant agony about one’s defects or flaws in appearance is what the mental disorder of body dysmorphia consists of. An intense focus is placed …
Life gives us challenges, sometimes without giving us a break to breathe. In this matter, having negativity surrounding you is normal, but feeding into those thoughts or holding onto them lowers your quality of life and the way you look at it. Negative thoughts can be poisonous to your self-image and the way you perceive …
Many individuals sometimes experience seizures, defined as a situation where individuals lose their sense of control and begin jerking and shaking, sometimes even fainting. Oftentimes, the cause of these seizures is due to neurological conditions, like irregular electrical activity in the brain. However, in certain cases, the cause of these seizures is psychological conditions, such as stress or anxiety. …
The way that parents and guardians choose to discipline and raise their children shapes how these children grow to become who they are. For this reason, it is a major responsibility for guardians to take into account the best parenting method that pushes children to their maximum potential, while taking into consideration their fragile mental …
Racism is a universal phenomenon. In some Arab countries, it is met with discontentment, in others with rejection. The irony in a situation like this is tremendously troubling. We live in a world where Arabs have long been subjected to racism that it has become obvious that too many of those Arabs have failed to …
Racism in the Arab World & Its Impact on Mental Health Read More »
Spoiler alert: this article discusses the plot of a movie. The Joker, directed by Todd Philips, was recently released in October of 2019. The movie stars actor Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker. The film, which became a big hit soon after its release, became the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time following its 4th weekend. Plot …