Actress Sophie Turner star has always been open about her struggle with depression. Sophie Turner has declared that she wants to take a step back from acting to focus on her mental health and wellbeing. The actress has been through therapy recently to treat her depression. The actress says she dealt with severe depression during […]
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Mental health
Sir: There is growing evidence of the impact of mental illness. But, unfortunately, there are a number of ramifications associated with not getting a proper treatment for a mental health disorder. Mental illness, when untreated, leads the patient to suffer in solitude. Moreover, individuals with mental illness are at increased risk for self-harm, including attempted […]
Little evidence that teenagers harmed by screen time, study says
Using smartphones and other screens has little impact on the wellbeing of teenagers – even before they go to sleep, according to a study. Despite the common belief that screen time could damage young people’s mental health, researchers at Oxford University have found little evidence to support these fears, using data from more than 17,000 […]
How to stop over thinking
While sitting in with a group of friends, it is a commonly asked question, ”yaar how to make myself stop overthinking?” and the conversation continues on how the person is unable to sleep through the night due to this mind disorder. Overthinking is a curse for sure, it can keep you worried for things that […]
Britney under treatment at mental health facility
Singer and songwriter Britney Spears is taking a little “me time.” The Grammy winner, who has been spending time away from the spotlight recently amid her father’s health battle, announced her indefinite work hiatus back in January. In an emotional message, Spears told her fans that she would be devoting her time to her family […]
‘Workplace depression’: seminar addresses mental health concerns
To address the grave concerns of growing psychiatric & stress problems in the society, an awareness seminar was held at FAST- National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences here on Saturday. The seminar “Workplace Depression” was organized by the students of NU-FAST in collaboration with Support of Ethics and Sustainability focusing the creation of a […]
Lilly Singh aka Superwoman takes rap to a whole other level
Rap has been one of the most renowned music genres in both Hollywood and Bollywood. Lilly Singh aka Superwoman combined them both and gave us one of the realest fusions targeting many social issues like sexism, body-shaming, peer pressure and toxic patriarchy. She mixed songs like ‘Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai’, ‘All Iz Well’ and ‘Aankh Maray’ […]
Pakistan needs to decriminalize suicide
Every 40 seconds a person in the world dies by suicide. According to the World Health Organization, 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. For every person who ends his/her life by committing suicide, there are 20 people who attempt to take their life but survive. Suicide is a tragedy of magnanimous proportions for […]
Pakistan’s government needs to prioritize mental health
For Islamic Republic of Pakistan, we don’t act the way our religion expects us to. We bow down to a God we can not see but we live for theatrics and only believe in things visible to the naked eye. Unsurprisingly a huge number of Pakistan’s population does not believe in mental health issues. The […]
Unhealthy competition is destructive
The famous Darwinian theory of survival of the fittest stated that organisms sharing the same set of resources compete with each other. Those who fight better get more of the resources and it then increases their chances of survival. Ultimately, those who are better suited to their environment and adapt to changes occurring in it […]









