High-Functioning Depression: When “Fine” Isn’t the Whole Story
Someone with high-functioning depression can look, by every outward measure, like they are doing well. They go to work. They show up for family gatherings. They meet deadlines, answer messages, and seem composed. Underneath that composure, they may be carrying a persistent heaviness that never quite lifts, one that rarely gets noticed because nothing on […]
Postpartum Depression in Pakistan: What It Is, Why It Is Missed, and How to Get Help
A woman gives birth. Everyone around her is celebrating. The house is full of visitors, the baby is healthy, the husband is proud. And she is drowning. Not in the way anyone can see. She is still making chai when guests arrive. She is still feeding the baby on schedule. She is still answering when […]
Depression Meaning in Urdu: ڈپریشن کا مطلب، علامات اور علاج
ڈپریشن کا مطلب کیا ہے؟ | What Is Depression in Urdu? Depression — اردو میں اس کے کئی ترجمے ہیں۔ مایوسی۔ اداسی۔ ذہنی پژمردگی۔ لیکن یہ الفاظ اس بیماری کی پوری حقیقت نہیں بیان کرتے۔ ڈپریشن صرف اداسی نہیں ہے۔ اداسی ایک فطری جذبہ ہے جو کسی نقصان یا تکلیف کے بعد آتا ہے اور […]
Anxiety Attack Meaning in Urdu: گھبراہٹ کا دورہ کیا ہے اور کیا کریں؟
گھبراہٹ کا دورہ — Anxiety Attack Meaning in Urdu گھبراہٹ کا دورہ یا panic attack ایک اچانک اور شدید خوف کی کیفیت ہے جو چند منٹوں میں اپنے عروج پر پہنچ جاتی ہے۔ یہ بغیر کسی ظاہری وجہ کے آ سکتی ہے، یا کسی خاص صورتحال میں۔ جو لوگ پہلی بار اس کا سامنا کرتے […]
Social Anxiety in Pakistan: What Actually Helps and What Does Not
Type “remedies for social anxiety” into any search engine and you will find thousands of articles recommending chamomile tea, deep breathing exercises, magnesium supplements, and cold showers. Some of these things are mildly helpful. None of them treat social anxiety disorder. This matters because social anxiety is one of the most prevalent and most undertreated […]
Depression Treatment in Pakistan: Signs, Types, and How to Get Help
Depression is not sadness. This is the most important thing to understand about the condition, and it is the misunderstanding that causes the most harm in Pakistan. Sadness is a natural, temporary human emotion that arises in response to loss, disappointment, or difficult circumstances. It passes with time. Depression is a medical condition that changes […]
Anxiety Treatment in Pakistan: Signs, Causes, and How to Get Help
Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in the world. It is also one of the most undertreated, particularly in Pakistan, where a combination of stigma, limited mental health literacy, and a shortage of qualified psychiatric services means that most people living with anxiety disorders never receive appropriate help. This is not because treatment […]
Sex Addiction: Signs, Symptoms, and Seeking Help in Pakistan
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. Sex addiction is one of the most stigmatised and least discussed mental health conditions in Pakistan. It is a topic that carries enormous shame, that […]
Ketamine Addiction in Pakistan: Signs, Effects, and Treatment
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. Ketamine occupies an unusual position in Pakistan’s drug landscape. It is a legitimate pharmaceutical compound with genuine medical applications, a dissociative anaesthetic used in hospitals […]
Ganja Addiction in Pakistan: Understanding the Country’s Most Used Drug
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations. Ganja is the most widely used illegal drug in Pakistan. It is also the one most likely to be dismissed as harmless. Families assume it […]
