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Zara MaqboolThe Nation |
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...
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...
A recent phenomenon I have seen in young people is the tendency to pathologize their intimate partners when expressing their valid concerns in...
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...
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...
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...
In 2023, roughly 860,000 people migrated from Pakistan and the number is constantly rising. There is an unprecedented brain drain and the educated...
Domestic violence is a common social issue that has been prevalent in all societies irrespective of social or cultural class, or economic viability....
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...
We are a resilient nation. We have fought wars with enemies across borders and within the country. We are currently fighting inflation, injustice,...
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...
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...
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...