Tag: #Stress
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Anxiety: The Silent Pandemic of our times
This analysis has been done by Mr. Syed Sheraz Bukhari. The taboo of mental health is unraveling in conservative societies all across the globe. It’s time for the people who have powered through the struggles of mental health to speak of their experiences openly. In South Asia for instance, undergoing an exorcisms by a “Bengali…
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Psychological effects of coronavirus taking toll on mental health
Mehwish Azam ISLAMABAD, Oct 23 (APP):Current year has not been an easy one since the novel coronavirus has hit the world abruptly. It has taken its toll on almost all aspects of common man’s life and that of global economies. Finances, business markets, health and education systems, everything has been interrupted badly however, the most…
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ASI stationed in Garden Town Investigation Wing commits suicide
Baaghi TV reports that a policeman committed suicide at the Lahore police station in the provincial capital of Punjab. ASI Abdul Majeed posted in Garden Town Investigation Wing committed suicide at the police station. SP Model Town Investigation Asad Muzaffar said that the deceased ASI Abdul Majeed was posted in Garden Town Investigation Wing Police…
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Heart Condition Linked to Stress May Be Increasing During COVID-19 Pandemic
ISLAMABAD, July 20 (online): They say there’s no cure for a broken heart, but it turns out that one cure might be self-care, especially during a global pandemic. Researchers have found an increasing number of stress-related heart conditions there’s been a significant increase in patients experiencing stress cardiomyopathy, also known as “broken heart syndrome,” during…
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Kids Feel Pandemic Stress Too. Here’s How To Help Them Thrive
ISLAMABAD, July 13 (online): As the pandemic continues, children are still mostly at home. Summer activities are canceled or up in the air, and many children are suffering confusion and stress. Parents may be stressed themselves, but there are ways to help kids feel better. During the first few weeks of staying at home, Maryam…
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Mindful hypnotherapy may reduce stress
ISLAMABAD, July 6 (online): A new study shows that combining hypnotherapy with mindfulness training has a significant positive effect on stress levels. Mindfulness is an ancient mental technique that is an acknowledged means of helping people manage stress and anxiety. It involves learning how to stop and become consciously aware of one’s present moment as…
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Stress hurts women’s hearts more than men’s
ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (APP): A new study has found that stress may be more harmful for women’s heart than it is for men’s. Researcher from Duke University, Wei Jiang, who’s also the study’s senior author, said that normally when under stress, people fought back by pumping more blood to the body, and as per the…
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Smartphone can help detect mental, physical stress
ISLAMABAD, Nov 25 (APP): It is possible to use our smartphones without any other wearables to accurately extract vital parameters, such as heart beat rate and stress level, claims a new study. The accelerometers inside a smartphone can be used to acquire a signal associated with mechanical cardiac activity, generated by the heart’s vibrations at…