As the coronavirus outbreak continues to destabilise people’s familiar way of living around the world, mental health and psychological well-being becomes more and more vulnerable. Many initiatives have been set up in the UAE to help you cope with any internal struggles you are having as a result of the COVID-19, in addition to those
Self-esteem – we hear those words all the time, but do we actually understand what self-esteem is? Self-esteem refers to a person’s overall sense of value or worth. It is the attitude we have towards ourselves. Various factors can affect our self-esteem over time, including genetics, personality, age, health and social circumstances. How it develops
Long viewed as a viable possibility, telemedicine has now become an active reality in the UAE as the country works to limit its coronavirus outbreak. From large medical providers to individual hospitals and pharmacies, health facilities across the country have enabled systems that allow residents to consult doctors and pharmacists from their homes. More importantly,
Covid-19 has taken over our airwaves, our social media, our conversations and ultimately our lives. Most of the news we receive is bleak and the end of self-isolation seems like a far away land. But could the way we are responding to the Covid-19 threat have any positive impact on us as individuals, as societies
Alfred Gull, Clinical Psychologist from German Neuroscience Centre chats to Natalie about the teen support group he is running which help teenagers whose facing issues.
Is the novel coronavirus scaring the living daylights out of you? Do you constantly wonder what’s going on and where it is all leading? Do you fear the words quarantine, isolation and lockdown? Have you rushed to the supermarket in anticipation to stock up on your groceries? Well, if the answer is yes to any
Aamnah Husain, Counselling Psychologist at the German Neuroscience Centre chats to Helen on how can we talks to our children about Covid19.
Coronavirus, no doubt, is spreading fast. But if there’s one thing that’s spreading faster, it is the fear of the virus itself. No matter where you are, what you do or who you speak to, the perceived threat of coronavirus simply takes centre stage, leaving little or no room for anything else. Recognising the fear
If your teens have angst, there is new support group in the UAE that they can sign up to in order to help them deal with their emotions. Clinical psychologist Alfred Gull will be helping teenagers deal with their emotions every month The first of the monthly sessions – which are all overseen by clinical
If you look at popular culture, men have traditionally been portrayed as stoic, strong and in the role of the “breadwinner.” It’s ingrained in them from the beginning that their emotions shouldn’t be expressed and subsequently instills that their feelings don’t matter leading to the potential discouragement of processing their emotions which can later be
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