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
The end-of-year holidays are usually a merry business, full of family-time, good food and laughter-infused moments. They are also slathered with an agitating anxiety, because it means coming face to face with people you haven’t seen in a while, meeting people who have few filters – which can mean ill-timed unfortunate jokes – and somehow
If you find yourself mulling an excuse to get out of work when it’s raining – you are quite normal. Think of it the effect of ‘climate change’. If you are struck by it, you are bound to feel the effects the entire day. Slots of a type of weather can elicit certain responses –
People who care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease are suffering from anxiety, depression and “burnout” and need more support. Dr Harry Horgan, a clinical psychologist at the German Neuroscience Centre in Dubai, said the true extent of the stress placed on people who tend to loved ones round the clock is only now being realised.
It’s never easy to lose someone close to you – but the grief can threaten to swallow you whole if the person in question is your child. “Studies show that the process of grieving a child is more intense and takes longer than losing a significant other loved one. Grieving a child may seem like
A reader, who wishes to remain anonymous, asks: I’ve been told my entire life by non-professionals that I have ADHD. I tend to twitch a lot and have difficulty staying focused when talking to people. Also, I’ve been told I can’t read social cues. It bothers me, because these words come from people I love.
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