نیندایک عظیم عطیہ خداوندی ہے۔ دن بھر کی ذہنی اور جسمانی مشقت کے بعد انسان کے اعصاب مضمحل اور تناؤ کا شکار ہو جاتے ہیں۔ نیند فطری طور پر اس ذہنی اوراعصابی تھکن کی تلافی کرتی ہے۔ رات بھر کی پر سکون نیند کے بعد انسان تازہ دم ہو کر نئی صبح اور نئے معمولات کاآغاز ایک نئی توانائی کے ساتھ کرتا ہے۔ نیند ایسا ایندھن ہے جس سے انسانی زندگی کی گاڑی بطریقِ احسن چلتی ہے اور اوسطاً سات سے آٹھ گھنٹے کی نیند سے...
SehatYab – Corporate Health & Wellness
Health coverage is a benefit which helps improve employee motivation and retention which contributes directly to employee productivity and improves corporate’ bottom line. However, in Pakistan, the health plans mostly focus on “disease management” rather than focusing on “disease prevention”. Most institutions provide coverage for emergency treatment and hospitalization, leaving clear coverage...
90% Treatment Gap of Mental Health in Pakistan
More than 220 million people live in Pakistan. About 500 of those people, however, are psychiatrists. The numbers are even more striking when considering Pakistan’s rural areas, where there is only about one psychiatrist for every one million people. Stigma and other societal constraints also contribute toward Pakistanis not getting the mental health care they need, resulting in an almost 90%...
Online Healing: The Benefits of Online Therapy (in Pakistan)
In Pakistan, talking about mental health has been taboo because of stigma and embarrassment for a very long time. However, things have started changing and people are starting to see that it’s okay to ask for help when you’re feeling down. This shift can be due to the growing awareness and understanding of mental health problems which has given people the confidence to face their...
.اچھی ازدواجی زندگی گزارنے کے چند اصول
شادی کے وقت آپ کو صرف ایک ہی خوشی محسوس ہو رہی ہوتی ہے۔ کیونکہ آپ جانتے ہیں کہ یہ نئی زندگی ہوگی، رنگین واقعات، خوبصورت لباسں اور آپ مسٹر یا مسز بن جائیں گے۔ ہر کوئی آپ کو ہر طرح کے مشورے دیتا ہے۔ وینیو بک کرنا، میک اپ آرٹسٹ سے بات کرنا، یہ سب اتنا خوش کر دینے والا ہوتا ہے کہ آپ بھول جاتے ہیں کہ اس سب کے بعد آپ اور آپکے ساتھی ایک پوری زندگی آپس میں اکٹھی گزاریں گے۔ نئے شخص کے ساتھ...
Importance of Discussing Mental Health at the Workplace
Depression vs. Sadness
Aiman and Hassan are two different persons, both of them didn’t receive an invitation to a gathering from their friends. Aiman got upset for not being given importance but to get over it, she cooked spaghetti for herself, did some skin care, read a book, and made up her day. On the contrary, Hassan sat on a couch and started thinking about past events, questioned his personality traits, and...
What Triggers Anxiety?
In demanding situations such as an exam, interview, or speech, we rely on our brains functioning, imagine what it would be like when the brain starts messing up right at the moment. Yes, your brain can get anxious due to the immense amount of stress you’d take which can disturb your ongoing activity. However, in certain conditions, stress is not always required to be anxiety. It happens out of...
Depression-Signs and Symptoms
When I wanted myself to be heard, I felt the most unheard! Depression is a illness that negatively impacts the way we live, socialize, and perform our daily functions. It involves a constant sad mood that does not get better with doing things that we once loved. What is the main reason for depression? The causes of depression have been the subject of significant research over the years. Although...