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Mental Health Insights from the Therapy Room

When JOMO — the Joy of Missing Out — became a cultural trend during the pandemic, it was celebrated as the healthy antidote to FOMO. Ms. Sarah El Nabulsi's clinical read is different: JOMO is not the solution to FOMO. It is the same anxiety expressed in the opposite direction. She explains why, when either becomes pathological, and what genuine balance looks like.

When you return to a series you've already seen a dozen times — one where you know the dialogue and the ending — your nervous system is sending a signal worth paying attention to. Ms. Sarah El Nabulsi explains the cortisol science behind familiar viewing, what anxiety has to do with predictability, and when the remote becomes a problem.

When a public figure takes their own life and everyone says "but they seemed so happy," it is not a contradiction — it is the clearest illustration of how well people learn to hide suicidal pain. Ms. Sarah El Nabulsi explains why ideation is always gradual, how cultural factors play a role in people communicating their pain to others and the specific signs that a person may be approaching a crisis.

Dubai psychologist Ms. Sarah El Nabulsi on why emotional repression runs so deep in Arab culture, what it does to the brain, when to see a therapist — and the controversial truth about how Arab men should handle emotions in their relationships.