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a rise in demand for anger management counselling.
The pressure of adapting to working from home and supervising children, on top of the anxiety created by travel restrictions, were all factors in causing tempers to flare.
All these issues led to demand for anger management counselling to double in the UAE since the onset of the pandemic, experts said.
Psychologists and counsellors also listed sleep loss, work-related pressure, and fatigue as the pandemic rumbles into a 16th
month.
“2020 was a difficult year for many, meaning more disturbed sleep, increased feelings of anger and rage, less social interaction – and generally feeling a bit farther away from our true selves.” said Dr Saliha Afridi, managing director of Lighthouse Arabia in Dubai.
Dear doctor,
I’m from an Indian family married into an Indian family. Have been married for 12 years and we get along great. However, I don t get along with my husband’s parents so much. They come every year and stay for about six months at a time and while they are here I feel repressed. They are very judgmental and disapprove of a lot of things including me working. I can’t say anything to them because I don’t want to create rifts at home – so I’m always on edge, snapping at my kids, scared of what the parents will say, and so on. I use work sometimes as an excuse to keep me away. It’s been so many years but each year is the same. My husband understands me and stands up for me, but I keep a lot of how I feel to myself. Now it’s that time of year again – they are coming next month. How can I keep the peace and deal with it better?