This is Modi's election. And in that, this election is a battle for Indians to wrestle back their identities that have been assaulted and demonized. In order to facilitate colonial structures that perpetuate slavery. This Indian election is an exercise in freedom.
The Case against Patanjali by Indian Medical Association and the tone of Judiciary is alarming. We need to look into its historical and global context to fully grasp its ramification.
Why do seemingly normal people commit atrocities and genocides? More importantly, why do millions other go along with these crimes as participants? We explore the Perpetration-Induced Trauma and its impact on the societies.
The total population of Pakistan is about 200 mn. Now, one of the top Pakistani parapsychologist, hypnotherapist and spiritual healer, Dr. Ayesha Ali says that around 80 million people in Pakistan are mentally imbalanced. They are suffering from “psychological, neurotic disorder and facing spiritual, physical, mental and emotional illness”.
Top Pakistani parapsychologist Dr. Ayesha Ali says that around 80 million people in Pakistan are mentally imbalanced. That is close to half of the Pakistani population! Click To Tweet
That is 40% of the country’s population. Let that sink in.
Close to half of Pakistan is now subjected to some mental or psychological illness.
She was addressing a conference at National Press Club (NPC), Islamabad and announced that a new Mental Health Institute and Treatment Centre (MHITC) in the picturesque Abbottabad will be opened equipped with all modern facilities. This will help the Pakistani population deal with the psychological issues. Especially the lower-income families
Like in other war impacted societies, Pakistan is also seeing common ailments like posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, insomnia, eating disorders, suicide ideation, avoidant behaviors, feelings of despair, helplessness, insecurity, fear, and stress.
Youth, which is 59.7% of the population, lacks opportunities. They have a lack of options in education, health, and employment – which adds to their stress.
One of the top podcaster from Pakistan also tackled this issue in his episode titled “Hum Darinday Kaisay Banay?” (How did we become devils). He alludes to similar issues but from a layman’s perspective.
He discusses how the Pakistani people seem to have lost hope and the plot as well. With no way to let the “steam out”, they indulge in outlandish behavior. Sometimes this behavior can lead to hurt and death of others. The examples he gave of recent weeks are disturbing indeed.
It’s not like such things don’t happen in other societies. The problem is that not only is the country and society in a downward spiral, but ethics, religion, and spirituality that generally hold things together for many is also missing.
For a country that is trying to come out of many different crisis at the same time – economic, geopolitical isolation, national leadership vacuum, military power – having a population that lacks clarity is a big strike against the way forward. Clearly a large part of the Pakistani population needs to have a better access to mental health care facilities.
Featured Photo: Dan Casperz/DFID
Meghalaya is a state which has the highest amount of rainfall in the world. Cherrapunji holds a world record of
Displacing farmers out of their farmland is the neo-liberal economic growth model – prescribed by World-Bank so that India can throw
It seems the D-company [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1678918.cms] of Dubai and Karachi fame is not entirely done.
Zabihuddin ‘Zaby’ Ansari alias Abu Jundal (born on Nov 31, 1980) was born and brought up in Beed. He studied
Every Sunday AM (US Time)/ PM (India time), we send out a weekly detailed newsletter. We also share other insightful notes during the week. Its free. Do sign up and share with friends!
