Did you know a recent research revealed that people found it easier to refrain from tobacco and alcohol when compared to completely avoiding social media from their lives? It may sound absurd at first but coincidentally social media happens to trigger similar centers in your brain as a drug would. So what makes social media …
Medically reviewed by Dr. Riaz Ali Shah. In today’s world, depression is the one mental health disorder that has become extremely prevalent. Whether it’s because of social media or the rat race life that we have chosen for ourselves, depression can come to anyone and at any time. Therefore, whether it’s just a depressive episode …
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Medically reviewed by Dr. Unsa Mohsin. “What is depression like? It’s like drowning, except everyone around you is breathing.” Depression is a serious mood disorder that affects the way you think, feel and act. It is the constant feeling of being numb to emotions, people and life. This might range from a level of low …
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Medically reviewed by Dr. Riaz Ali Shah. Clinical Depression is more than just crying over a soapy breakup movie, feeling sad because of a bad grade or having your heart broken. It is a common mood disorder that needs proper medical treatment. Depression causes severe symptoms that affect your feelings, thinking, and also becomes a …
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Medically reviewed by Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Shera. If you encounter a lion on your way to work or if a grizzly bear is coming after you; your body tends to react instinctively. The anxiety kicks in. Your heart paces up, your breathing becomes heavier, your hands ball up into tight fits, your face drenches in …
Medically reviewed by Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Shera. Whether it is about performing on stage during your early school days, or entering a room full of people as an adult, being nervous at any point in time is what we all have been through. However, the nervousness to upgrade a level further is what makes it …
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Medically reviewed by Dr. Riaz Ali Shah. Anxiety is a feeling of unease and worry that every person has experienced at least once in their lifetime. It’s a normal human emotion that is supposed to be there to prepare us for stressful situations. But, when the worrying gets out of hands and is coming in …
When the days are shorter and the breezes are colder, doing even the smallest of tasks seem to be very daunting. When the sweater weather comes up, a lot of people begin to feel sadness, slowness and gloomy. Being down in tempo with the weather cast its impact on almost every facet of life. Therefore, …
Nowadays, almost everybody is depressed! We all know someone who is struggling with depression or is on any form of antidepressant medication. These medications act momentarily and they do not eradicate the root causes of depression but rather treat their symptoms. Depression is usually persistent and long term. Most people experience good and bad emotions …
Being in depression is the worst feeling. You think that you have lost the game that is called life, everything is working against you and you find your self-trapped in a maze with seemingly no way out. Although the person going through depression is going through a lot still other’s around him or her, the …
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