How to Know If You Need Therapy or Just Need a Better Week
Almost everyone has asked themselves some version of this. You've had a rough stretch, you're low or wound-up or not sleeping well, and a small voice wonders whether you should talk to someone, quickly followed by a louder one insisting
- Psychiatry
- 14 Jul 2026
Anxiety in a New Country: Why Relocation Triggers It Even When Life Looks Fine
A woman moves to Dubai for a genuinely good job. The salary is better, the apartment is nicer than anything she had before, the weather is warm year-round. Six months in, she notices she's tense on the drive to work for no reason she can name, sleeping badly
- Anxiety Disorders
- 14 Jul 2026
Panic Attacks vs Anxiety Attacks: What's Actually Happening in Your Body
People search for the difference between a panic attack and an anxiety attack constantly, usually mid-episode or just after one, trying to work out what just happened to them. It's a reasonable question. It also has a slightly awkward answer, which is that one of those two terms isn't a real medical thing at all.
- Depression Treatment
- 14 Jul 2026
Recognising Burnout at Work: The Signs That Get Mistaken for Just Being Tired
Burnout is one of the most talked-about problems at work, and one of the most misread. Ask ten people what it means and most will describe some version of being very tired, the kind of tired a good holiday should fix.
- Anxiety Disorders
- 14 Jul 2026
When Your Child's Psychiatric Assessment Says 'ADHD and Something Else': Understanding Comorbidity
Most parents arrive at an assessment focused on one thing. The ADHD has been clear enough for a while, in the messages from teachers, the long evenings spent on homework, the sense that their child is working harder than their classmates for less.
- ADHD Management
- 04 Jul 2026
Why the Second Year as an Expat in Dubai Is Often Harder Than the First
Dubai runs on people who are passing through. About 92% of the population are expats, most of them on contracts they always knew had an end date. The city is built for arrivals rather than for people putting down roots, and that turns out to matter more than it seems when you first land.
- Psychiatry
- 04 Jul 2026
Sleeping Pills vs Treating the Cause: What Happens When You Stop Relying on Sedatives
A lot of people end up on sleeping pills almost by accident. Some rough patch arrives, maybe work stress or grief or a newborn, and the nights fall apart. A doctor prescribes something to get them through, it does the job, and the rough patch eventually passes.
- Depression Treatment
- 20 Jun 2026
SSRIs and the First Two Weeks: Why You Feel Worse Before You Feel Better
There is a particular disappointment that catches people out in the first fortnight on an antidepressant. They went to the doctor because they felt bad, they were prescribed something to help, they took it as instructed, and within a few days they felt worse.
- Psychiatry
- 20 Jun 2026
The Difference Between a Psychiatrist, a Psychologist, and a Therapist, and Who to See First
The titles get used almost interchangeably in everyday conversation, which is how people end up booking the wrong appointment for what they actually need. Someone with crushing anxiety pays for an expensive psychiatric assessment when a course of talking therapy would have served them better.
- Psychiatry
- 20 Jun 2026
Why the Second Year as an Expat in Dubai Is Often Harder Than the First
Dubai runs on people who are passing through. About 92% of the population are expats, most of them on contracts they always knew had an end date. The city is built for arrivals rather than for people putting down roots, and that turns out to matter more than it seems when you first land.
- Depression Treatment
- 20 Jun 2026