Psychologists say mental wellness is achievable

Two practitioners said the global worrisome rise of mental health disorders and challenges are solvable.

- Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter

From the files of Aster Clinic (Discovery Gardens & Bur Dubai) clinical psychologist Asra Sawar is a success story, to illustrate.

From recent remote interviews with Sawar and Al Zahra Hospital (Dubai) clinical health psychologist Dr. Mona Youssri on whether ego, pride and narcissism - the worst of it is hubris - are mental illnesses, both underscored of ways how to embed “healthy self-confidence.”

They were asked because the 1948-established World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), pushed for October as the “World Mental Health Month” in 1992.

Moreover, the existence of psychological problems have become exceedingly obvious since the lackluster 2020, the gruesome aftermath of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), with the fashionable social media as the monstrous contributor.

WFMH which works closely with the World Health Organisation is composed of volunteers, former patients and professional societies from across the globe.

Sharing the success story Sawar has categorised as that which “stands out,” she commented that mental illnesses “definitely existed before COVID-19. But I have seen a noticeable increase in the past five years. The pandemic amplified feelings of uncertainty and isolation. People naturally turned more toward social media for connection and validation.