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New Riverston School Dubai Set to Tackle Bullying Head On

The new school will focus its attention on unsettled children and implement its highly successful educational model from the UK, catering for Dubai parents The new Riverston School Dubai, due to open in September, will tackle the issue of bullying head-on, following on from recent announcements during the past two months by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) on this important topic. The Dubai Student … Continue reading New Riverston School Dubai Set to Tackle Bullying Head On

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The Numerous Benefits of Cupping

Have you ever wondered why celebrities show off their cupping marks? Cupping is more than an ordinary fad. It is an age-long therapeutic procedure that has continued to stand the test of time. In simple terms, the cupping therapy can be described as the act of removing toxins in the form of blood for both prophylactic (preventative) and therapeutic (curative) purposes. Sometimes referred to as … Continue reading The Numerous Benefits of Cupping

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Emotional Acceptance: Not Feeling OK is Perfectly OK

For as long as I can remember, we have been indirectly taught by our social construction NOT to feel negative emotions. From a very young age, we get emotionally invalidated in so many ways until that becomes our norm. We get told not to cry or not to get angry, which teaches us to avoid unpleasant feelings at any cost. With continuous practice, following what we have been taught to be the right thing, we get programmed to send our negative emotions to the subconscious mind where they get manifested into other forms. Continue reading Emotional Acceptance: Not Feeling OK is Perfectly OK

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Phantom Acceptance of Mental Labels

With a large number of ‘mental illnesses’ enlisted in the DSM, differentiation between bad habits that have turned into destructive behaviours and actual diseases has been lost. Plus, the DSM does not tackle the chicken-egg dynamic, portraying certain ‘illnesses’ to have been caused solely by genetics and biochemical imbalances, which may not necessarily be the case. David Bailey, a hypnotherapist and life coach at SOAS believes that “…science mixed with the pseudo-science of psychology has also had some detrimental effects in perpetrating popular misconceptions. The idea that something like depression, anxiety or a phobia is an actual “thing” like a stomach ulcer. Rather than a conceptual framework for describing a manifestation of thought is, in [his] opinion, problematic.” Continue reading Phantom Acceptance of Mental Labels

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Therapy in a Journal

Expressive writing can be described as an activity that expresses “major upheavals” in one’s life. It is writing that directly comes out from our innermost insecurities and it usually does not reflect on the events that take place but rather on one’s feelings and thoughts about these events. It is a type of writing specially used as a tool for stress management. Rather than repressing emotions such as anger and hostility, people can reflect their feeling through writing and therefore ventilate the negativity that comes in tandem.  Simple examples of expressive writing would be keeping a diary or a daily journal. Continue reading Therapy in a Journal

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The Power of Invalidation

We all exhibit some kind of invalidation onto our loved ones without realizing the dangerous effects of such an act on their psychological formation and well-being. Verbal communication is the key method through which we humans interact with one another but what happens when this mode becomes a medium for manipulation and emotional abuse?! In fact, invalidation is nothing but a type of rejection that can lead to the latter. Well, having that said, most of us do it out of mere disagreement with no intention to harm the other person’s feelings yet, it can be the most damaging type of disagreement. Continue reading The Power of Invalidation

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The 5Ds of Diagnosing Mental Illness

I have always believed that any mental illness is a continuum ranging from mild to severe and each one of us expresses a certain degree of abnormality at a point in time. Haven’t we all heard voices when we were alone at home? Or seen objects that weren’t necessarily there and did a double take to assure their presence? Does that mean we all suffer … Continue reading The 5Ds of Diagnosing Mental Illness

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The Globalization of Eating Disorders

Globalization is a phenomenon that has been widely known for its positive effects of bringing cultures together and facilitating communication through vehicles such as the internet. On the other hand, the negative effects of globalization have not been emphasized as such by many scholars. Therefore, acknowledging how globalization has affected our lives is the first step towards finding a solution to the problems that come in tandem with globalization. This article will discuss one of the most important aspect of a woman’s life, which is maintaining an attractive overall appearance, through the lens of globalization. It is unfortunate that globalization plays a major, indirect role in promoting eating disorders which includes anorexia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. Anorexia nervosa has been encouraged through the use of traditional media and social while binge-eating disorder has been promoted through the success of macdonalization, location of fast food restaurants, availability of healthy food restaurants and the fact that people now have a sedentary lifestyle. Continue reading The Globalization of Eating Disorders

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