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Starve Your Anxiety

Anxiety is as familiar to human beings as water is to fish. The human psyche/mind/body is the natural habitat for anxiety, a term coined by Freud, the...

06.11.2024 90

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Immigration Psychology

Last month, like thousands of others, I decided to emigrate for a more prosperous future for my family. The decision wasn’t easy and had been under...

07.10.2024 50

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Pathologizing the Partner

A recent phenomenon I have seen in young people is the tendency to pathologize their intimate partners when expressing their valid concerns in...

22.07.2024 20

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Why Do Therapists Charge So Much?

Very often, I am asked: Why do therapists charge so much? Many other unsolicited comments follow this inquiry: “But you are only paid to listen to...

14.06.2024 40

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Are you Taking Care of Yourself?

Self-care in my opinion is the least explored topic for the human race and particularly the Pakistani nation. Amongst the educated and self-aware...

28.05.2024 90

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So Proud of You

A very common practice I have noticed amongst people is how when we share an achievement of ours with family or friends, the immediate and most common...

15.05.2024 50

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The Forced Migrant

In 2023, roughly 860,000 people migrated from Pakistan and the number is constantly rising. There is an unprecedented brain drain and the educated...

02.05.2024 80

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The Hidden Violence

Domestic violence is a common social issue that has been prevalent in all societies irrespective of social or cultural class, or economic viability....

18.04.2024 60

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Fear of Missing Out

An issue that I have commonly come across in many of my male clients is the shame they experience for not earning enough money in life. They consider...

12.03.2024 20

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A Traumatized Nation

We are a resilient nation. We have fought wars with enemies across borders and within the country. We are currently fight­ing inflation, injustice,...

22.02.2024 40

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Rowdy Rahat

Two days ago, I came across a video of Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan repeatedly assaulting a man for displacing a bottle that was ‘dam wala...

01.02.2024 20

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The Traumatized Trollers

It’s no surprise to me that Pakistan’s social media is flooded with news of the unthinkable; Shoaib Malik’s marriage to Sana Javed. How shocking...

24.01.2024 20

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Step Forward

04.01.2024 30

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Stream it or skip it?

It’s neither the first nor the last time that I am writing about one of the most important relationships human beings have; the institution of...

14.12.2023 20

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