For about 1 year, people in Iran have been protesting the ruling Government’s violations of human rights and other social, economic, and political issues. One of the main themes of this uprising is women’s defiance against the hijab law of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), which enforces a stringent religious dress code. The IRI…
Freedom: become who you are and live the life you want to live Shame: Rejecting who you are and preventing you from becoming who you want to be
Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been an inciting factor for a wide variety of neuropsychiatric symptoms, including first-episode psychosis. Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the current literature on COVID-19 associated post-viral first-episode psychosis (FEP). Methods: A systematic review was completed using PRISMA guidelines and identified 81 articles that met inclusion criteria. Results: Articles included…
Overview: The World Health Organization’s QualityRights Person-centred recovery planning for mental health and well-being self-help tool guides people through the process of setting up a recovery plan for themselves. The tool has been designed so that people can use it on their own or in collaboration with others. For example, it can be used as a framework…
1- The Athlete Stage: stage of egocentrism, narcissism, lack of empathy, focusing on the physical self, and developing a strong ego. 2- The Warrior Stage: Continuously work on yourself to become a better person by being goal-oriented, conscious, responsible, realistic, and having a balanced ego and developing integrity. 3- The Statement Stage: being more oriented…
1– Draw Mandalas: represent yourself in your drawing of a personal mandala. 2– Understand your subconscious impulses: know and acknowledge your shadow, accept it and integrate it into your daily life. 3- Know your fears: understand and face your own fears. 4- Face your emotions: accept the painful emotions and sit with them. 5- Understand…
Lesson 1: Look inside yourself first (inner work). Lesson 2: Accept and integrate your contraries and shadow in your life (shadow work). Lesson 3: Analyze your dreams, thoughts and behaviours (develop an inner therapist). Lesson 4: Face life realities and your fears (exposure). Lesson 5: Be aware of your vulnerabilities to superstitions (acceptance and humbleness).…