# Dr. Tanjima Tajreen > Dr. Tanjima Tajreen, MBBS (SSMC), MRCPsych (UK). Psychiatrist and psychotherapist in Dhaka, at a private chamber in Niketon, Gulshan-1, at The HUB, Gulshan-1, and at AMZ Hospital, Uttar Badda. Dr. Tanjima Tajreen (MBBS (SSMC), MRCPsych (UK)) is a psychiatrist & psychotherapist in Dhaka, Bangladesh, registered with the Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (A59879), and a member of the American Psychiatric Association and the European Psychiatric Association. Appointments are made by telephone. The studies on this site are general information written for readers in Bangladesh; they are not a diagnosis. In an emergency in Bangladesh, call 999. ## Where and when - Gulshan: House #60, Road #8, Block #C, Niketon, Gulshan-1, Dhaka 1212. Thursday, Friday, Saturday · 10:00 am to 1:00 pm; Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday · 5:00 to 9:00 pm (Dhaka time, UTC+6). Telephone +880 1310-519046. - Uttar Badda, AMZ Hospital Ltd.: Cha-80/3, Shadhinota Sarani, Pronati Sarani Road, Uttar Badda, Dhaka-1212. Saturday, Monday, Wednesday · 5:00 to 8:00 pm (Dhaka time, UTC+6). Telephone +880 1847-331010, call centre 10699. - The HUB, The HUB, Neuroscience & Psychiatry Hub Ltd.: House 12, Road 25/30, Gulshan-1, Dhaka 1212. Tuesday · 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (Dhaka time, UTC+6). Telephone +880 1777-772525 or +880 1998-252448. ## Common questions ### Will I have to start medicine straight away? No. The first consultation is for understanding what is happening. Medicine is one option among several, and for many people talking therapy comes first. If a medicine might help, it is explained, your questions are answered, and the decision is made together. You can take time to think. ### Do I need to be “ill enough” to see a psychiatrist? There is no threshold. If your sleep, mood, worry or relationships have not felt right for a while, that is reason enough. Many people come with everyday difficulties, and it is easier to help early. ### Will my family or my office find out? What you say in consultation is confidential. Nobody, including family or an employer, is told without your consent. The rare exception is when someone’s life is in immediate danger, and even then it is discussed with you wherever possible. ### What if I cry, or cannot find the words? Many people do, and it is welcome here. You do not need to arrive with the right words or a neat story. Finding the words is part of the work, and the conversation goes at your pace. ### If I take medicine, will I need it for life? For many conditions, no. Medicines are often taken for a set period, reviewed regularly, and then reduced gradually with your doctor. Some conditions need longer treatment, as in the rest of medicine, and that is always discussed openly. ### Are psychiatric medicines addictive? Antidepressants do not cause craving or the need for ever higher doses. Stopping them suddenly can cause unpleasant symptoms, which is why they are reduced in stages with a doctor. Some sleeping tablets can cause dependence, so they are used only for short periods. ### What happens at the first appointment? You talk, and you are listened to. There are questions about what has been happening, your health, your sleep and your circumstances. You leave with a clearer picture and the options in front of you. Nothing is decided without you. ## Studies Each study names a condition or a situation, the sentence people often say about it, what it is, how common it is, its signs, how care helps, common questions and its sources. All 127 studies on one page, by name: https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/a-to-z The full text of every study, as plain text: https://drtanjimatajreen.com/llms-full.txt - [Depression](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/just-tired): “I’m just tired.” Rest has stopped restoring you. Depression does not always look like sadness. - [Generalised anxiety](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/always-been-a-worrier): “I’ve always been a worrier.” The working day ends. The thinking does not. - [Burnout](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/busy-season-at-work): “It’s a busy season at work.” The season has lasted two years. When achievement leaves no room to recover. - [Social anxiety](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/not-a-people-person): “I’m not much of a people person.” Invitations declined in advance. What if being yourself felt easier? - [Relationship difficulties](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/same-argument): “We always have the same argument.” Different people, different years, and somehow the same place again. - [Psychotherapy](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/dont-know-whats-wrong): “I don’t know what’s wrong, exactly.” You do not need to know yet. Making sense of it is part of the work. - [Adolescent mental health](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/barely-talk-to-us): “They barely talk to us any more.” Some distance is part of growing up. Sometimes it is a young person carrying something alone. - [Panic attacks](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/panic-attacks): “I thought I was having a heart attack.” The emergency doctor said the heart was fine. The fear was real, and it has a name. - [Obsessive compulsive disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/ocd): “I know it is locked. I check it anyway.” The thought arrives uninvited and will not leave until the ritual is done. Then it comes back. - [Post-traumatic stress disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/ptsd): “I’m fine. I just don’t go that way any more.” The event is over. The body has not been told. - [Acute stress reaction](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/acute-stress): “Since that night, I can’t seem to land.” Shock in the days after something terrible is a normal human response. Help in those days still matters. - [Adjustment disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/adjustment): “Everyone says I should be used to it by now.” A move, a loss of work, a diagnosis. Sometimes the change is over and the struggle is not. - [Specific phobia](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/phobia): “I’ll drive to Chattogram. I always do.” A fear far bigger than the danger, and a life arranged around it. Phobias respond well to treatment, sometimes in a single long session. - [Functional neurological disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/functional-symptoms): “The tests are normal, but my legs won’t hold me.” Real symptoms, a healthy scan, and a nervous system working the wrong way. This is not imagined, and it is treatable. - [Somatic symptoms](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/physical-symptoms): “I’ve seen six doctors this year.” Pain that tests cannot explain, worry that tests cannot settle. Care that treats the whole person can help. - [Bipolar disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/bipolar-disorder): “Last month I couldn’t stop. Now I can’t start.” Weeks of sleepless energy, then weeks of darkness. Bipolar disorder is a medical condition with good treatment. - [Schizophrenia and psychosis](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/schizophrenia): “He says the neighbours are listening.” For families, the first signs are frightening and confusing. Earlier treatment is linked to better outcomes. - [ADHD](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/adhd): “I’ve got forty tabs open. In my head too.” Not laziness, not bad parenting. A difference in how the brain manages attention, in children and in adults. - [Headache and migraine](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/headache): “It’s just a headache. Most days.” Four in ten people live with a headache disorder. When it is daily, there is usually more to understand. - [Epilepsy](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/epilepsy): “We kept it quiet. People talk.” Epilepsy is a brain condition, not a curse or a spirit. Up to 70% of people with epilepsy could live free of seizures with the right treatment. - [Delirium](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/delirium): “Abba didn’t know us in the hospital.” Sudden confusion in an older person is a medical emergency, often caused by infection or medicines, and often reversible. - [Dementia](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/dementia): “Ammu asks the same question every hour.” Dementia is not a normal part of ageing. Diagnosis helps the person and the family plan, cope and care. - [Insomnia](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/sleep): “I’m awake at three, every night.” Sleeping pills are not the first treatment for insomnia. A talking therapy is. - [Postpartum depression](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/after-birth): “Everyone says I should be happy.” Depression after childbirth is common in Bangladesh and treatable. It is not a failure of love. - [Sexual dysfunction](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/sexual-health): “We don’t talk about that part.” Sexual problems are common, often have medical causes, and are treated in confidence. - [Drug and alcohol addiction](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/addiction): “I can stop whenever I want.” Addiction is a health condition, not a moral failure. Treatment works best when it starts with respect. - [Personality disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/personality): “People always leave me in the end.” Intense emotions, stormy relationships, and the fear of being left. Specific therapies reduce symptoms. - [Trauma](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/trauma): “It happened years ago. It shouldn’t matter now.” The past is over. What it taught the body about danger may not be. Trauma-focused therapy can help it learn again. - [Childhood trauma](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/childhood-trauma): “My childhood was normal. Mostly.” What happened early can echo in adult health, moods and relationships. Understanding it is the beginning of changing it. - [Grief and prolonged grief](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/grief): “I still set out his cup.” For most people grief softens with time. For some it stays stuck, and help is there. - [Anger](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/anger): “I’m not an angry person. Usually.” Anger is a normal emotion. When it explodes, hurts people or frightens a family, it can be understood and managed. - [Stress](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/stress): “I’ll relax once this is over.” Stress is how the body meets pressure. When the pressure never stops, it starts to cost health. There are tested ways to cope. - [Family and parenting](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/family): “We’ve tried everything with him.” When a family is stuck in the same fights, help for the whole family, and for parents, is often part of the answer. - [Couples and marriage](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/couples): “We used to talk for hours.” Before marriage, during it, or when it is under strain: counselling can help couples talk about what matters. - [Gender identity](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/gender-identity): “I’ve felt this way since I was small.” Gender incongruence is not a mental disorder, WHO says. The distress, family conflict and isolation that often come with it deserve care. - [High-functioning depression](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/high-functioning-depression): “Everyone thinks I’m doing brilliantly.” The results are excellent. The man delivering them is exhausted, and nobody can tell. - [Depression in creative people](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/creative-depression): “I haven’t painted since the exhibition.” Creative block is common. When the silence comes with flat mood, poor sleep and dread, it may be depression, and that is treatable. - [Persistent depressive disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/persistent-depressive-disorder): “I’ve never been a happy person.” Low mood that has lasted so long it feels like personality. It is a recognised condition, and it responds to treatment. - [Menopause and mood](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/menopause): “I don’t recognise myself lately.” The years around menopause can bring low mood, anxiety and broken sleep. Women deserve to have it taken seriously. - [Suicidal thoughts](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/suicidal-thoughts): “Everyone would be better off without me.” This thought is a symptom, not the truth. It can be talked about, and it can pass. Help is there today. - [Performance anxiety](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/performance-anxiety): “Lights, camera, action, and my mind goes blank.” Under the lights, on the stage, in front of the lens. Performance anxiety is common, even among the most accomplished artists, and it can be treated. - [Caregiver stress](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/caregiver-stress): “I’m fine. Abba needs me more.” Caring for an ill parent, partner or child is love in its hardest form. Carers need care too. - [Retirement and identity](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/retirement): “For thirty-four years I knew who I was on Monday.” Retirement is a gift that can feel like a loss. Purpose, routine and mood can be rebuilt. - [Depression with physical illness](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/depression-and-physical-illness): “The surgery went well. I didn’t.” Depression is common alongside diabetes, heart disease and other long illnesses, and it can be treated alongside them. - [Breakups and heartbreak](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/breakups-and-heartbreak): “We used to share fuchka at the lake every Friday.” Heartbreak is real pain. Most people heal with time and friends; when it turns into depression or obsession, treatment helps. - [Jet lag, brain fog and travel anxiety](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/jet-lag-brain-fog-travel-anxiety): “I woke up and didn’t know which city I was in.” Constant travel scrambles the body clock. When the fog does not lift between trips and the hotel rooms start to feel lonely, it is worth more than a strong coffee. - [OCD: washing and contamination](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/ocd-washing): “I wash until my hands bleed, and they still feel dirty.” Fear of germs, dirt or disease that no amount of washing can settle. A common form of OCD, and a treatable one. - [OCD: intrusive thoughts](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/ocd-intrusive-thoughts): “What if I hurt someone? I would never. So why do I think it?” Unwanted thoughts about harm, sex or religion that horrify the person having them. They are OCD, not desire, and they can be treated. - [Health anxiety](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/health-anxiety): “This headache must be a tumour. I’m sure of it.” A constant fear of serious illness that normal tests cannot settle. Searching symptoms online makes it worse; therapy helps. - [Early signs of psychosis](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/early-psychosis): “He’s not himself. He thinks his friends are plotting.” Psychosis often begins quietly in the late teens or twenties. Early treatment is linked to better outcomes. - [Cannabis and drug-induced psychosis](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/drug-induced-psychosis): “It was just ganja, every evening. Then the voices started.” Daily cannabis and stimulants such as yaba can trigger psychosis. Stopping and treatment help. - [Delusional disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/delusional-disorder): “She is seeing someone. I know it. I have proof.” A fixed false belief, such as a partner’s infidelity, held with total certainty despite all evidence. Treatment protects everyone. - [Postpartum psychosis](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/postpartum-psychosis): “Ten days after the birth, she wasn’t making sense.” A rare but serious emergency after childbirth. With fast treatment, recovery is common. - [Supporting a relative with psychosis](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/supporting-a-relative): “My brother is ill, and nobody tells us what to do.” Families carry much of the care for serious mental illness. Family work can help the patient and the people who love them. - [Depression in later life](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/depression-in-later-life): “At my age, what is there to be happy about?” Depression is not a normal part of growing old. It is common, often missed, and treatable. - [Mild memory problems](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/memory-problems): “I used to remember every formula. Now I lose words.” Not every memory lapse is dementia. Assessment finds treatable causes, and nearly half of dementia cases may be linked to factors we can change. - [Caring for a parent with dementia](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/dementia-carer): “Ammu doesn’t know me some days. I still have to be there.” Dementia care falls mostly on families. Support for carers can protect their health and improve care at home. - [Loneliness](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/loneliness): “The children are abroad. The phone rings on Sundays.” Loneliness affects one in six people and is linked to poorer health as well as unhappiness. Connection can be rebuilt. - [Alcohol use disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/alcohol): “Just two pegs at the club. Then four.” Drinking that has quietly become a need. Stopping heavy drinking safely can need medical care, and recovery is common. - [Smoking and nicotine](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/smoking): “I’ll quit after Eid. I said that last Eid too.” In 2017, over a third of adults in Bangladesh used tobacco. Quitting is hard, and more likely with support. - [Online betting and gambling](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/gambling): “One more match and I’ll win it all back.” Betting apps turn every cricket match into a stake. Gambling disorder is a recognised condition, and it is treatable. - [Gaming and phone overuse](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/gaming-and-screens): “I’ll stop after this match. It’s 4am.” Gaming disorder is a WHO diagnosis. When games or scrolling take over sleep, study and life, help can reset the balance. - [Dependence on sleeping pills](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/sleeping-pill-dependence): “I can’t sleep a single night without my tablet.” Sedatives bought without a prescription can lead to dependence. Stopping safely needs a gradual, medical plan. - [Self-harm](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/self-harm): “It’s the only thing that makes the noise stop.” Self-harm is a sign of overwhelming pain, not attention-seeking. With understanding and the right help, many people find other ways through. - [Paranoid personality disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/paranoid-personality): “Everyone wants something from me. I trust no one.” A long-standing pattern of suspicion that costs people their relationships and work. Careful therapy can loosen it. - [Low self-esteem](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/low-self-esteem): “I’m just not good enough. Everyone else is so put-together.” A harsh inner voice that dismisses every success. Low self-esteem is linked to anxiety and depression, and it can change. - [Vaginismus](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/vaginismus): “We’ve been married eight months. We still can’t.” An involuntary tightening that makes intercourse painful or impossible. Common, rarely discussed, and treatable. - [Erectile dysfunction](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/erectile-dysfunction): “It happened once. Now I worry every time.” Common, treatable, and sometimes an early warning of heart disease. Worth a confidential conversation. - [Body dysmorphic disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/body-dysmorphic-disorder): “The new kameez looked perfect. I looked wrong in it.” Hours lost to a flaw others cannot see. Cosmetic procedures rarely help; specific therapy does. - [In-law conflict](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/in-law-conflict): “In my shashuri’s house, I can never do anything right.” Joint family tension is part of many marriages in Bangladesh. When it wears down mood, sleep and the marriage, it deserves care. - [Your first appointment](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/first-appointment): “What do I even say when I get there?” What happens at a first consultation with a psychiatrist, and why you do not need the right words. - [Psychiatrist or psychologist?](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/psychiatrist-or-psychologist): “Do I need a psychiatrist, or just someone to talk to?” The difference between a psychiatrist, a psychologist and a counsellor, and why Dr. Tajreen is trained as both doctor and therapist. - [Psychiatric medicines: myths and facts](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/medication-myths): “Will I get addicted? Will it change who I am?” Honest answers about psychiatric medication: what it does, what it does not, and how decisions are made together. - [Confidentiality and privacy](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/confidentiality): “What if someone sees me at the clinic?” Seeing a psychiatrist is private. Here is what confidentiality means, and how the practice protects it. - [Helping someone who won’t seek help](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/helping-someone): “I can see he’s struggling. He refuses to see anyone.” How to talk to someone you love about their mental health, and what to do when they say no. - [Exam pressure](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/exam-pressure): “If I don’t get into medical, my life is over.” SSC, HSC, O levels, admission tests: the pressure on Bangladeshi students is immense. Stress is normal; despair is not, and it needs help. - [Social media and mental health](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/social-media): “I’m on my phone till 3am. It’s giving burnout.” Problematic social media use is rising among young people aged 11 to 15 in Europe, central Asia and Canada. Sleep, mood and self-worth can be won back. - [Bullying and cyberbullying](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/bullying): “They made a group chat about me. Everyone’s in it.” Bullying, at school or online, harms mental health, sometimes for years. Children deserve to be believed and protected. - [Recurrent depression](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/recurrent-depression): “It’s back. I know its footsteps now.” Depression that returns after months of feeling well. Knowing the early signs, and planning for them, can change what happens next. - [Bipolar II disorder and hypomania](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/bipolar-ii-disorder): “I’m not ill. I’m finally getting things done.” Spells of high energy and little sleep that feel productive, then long, heavy depressions. Bipolar II is often missed, and it is treatable. - [Cyclothymia](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/cyclothymia): “My moods change faster than the Dhaka sky.” Years of ups and downs that never quite reach mania or major depression, but wear down work and relationships. It has a name, and it can be helped. - [Depression in men](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/depression-in-men): “I’m not sad. I’m just angry all the time.” In men, depression often shows as irritability, anger, overwork or drinking rather than tears. It is still depression, and it responds to care. - [Depression in pregnancy](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/depression-in-pregnancy): “I’m seven months pregnant and I feel nothing.” Depression during pregnancy is common in Bangladesh and often hidden behind the celebrations. It can be treated, with care for mother and baby. - [Grief after miscarriage](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/grief-after-miscarriage): “We hadn’t even told Ammu yet.” Miscarriage is common and its grief is real, for both partners. Anxiety and post-traumatic stress can follow, and support helps. - [Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/pmdd): “One week a month, I become someone else.” Severe mood changes in the days before a period that lift once it starts. PMDD is more than PMS, and it responds to treatment. - [Depression in new fathers](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/depression-in-new-fathers): “Everyone asks about the baby. No one asks me.” About one in ten fathers becomes depressed around the birth of a child. It is often missed, and it often travels with the mother’s mood too. - [Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/chronic-fatigue-syndrome): “I sleep ten hours and wake up exhausted.” Exhaustion that rest does not fix and effort makes worse, sometimes days later. ME/CFS is a recognised illness, and careful management helps. - [Tiredness that won't lift](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/persistent-tiredness): “Everyone just says, take some vitamins.” Being tired all the time has many possible causes, from anaemia to sleep to depression. A careful assessment finds the real one instead of guessing. - [Divorce and separation](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/divorce-and-separation): “Talak is one word. The family has a thousand more.” The end of a marriage is a loss, a move and a public story at once. Most people recover; some need help with the weight of it. - [Children and divorce](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/children-and-divorce): “Weekdays at Ammu’s, Fridays at Abbu’s.” Children whose parents separate are at somewhat higher risk of depression and anxiety. Keeping them out of the conflict between parents helps. - [After an affair](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/after-an-affair): “I read the messages at two in the morning.” Discovering an affair can bring shock, sleeplessness and depression. Couples therapy improves relationship satisfaction for many couples. - [Living apart: migrant workers' families](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/migrant-workers-families): “He calls from Riyadh every night. We have nothing left to say.” When a husband works abroad, the wife at home carries the household, the in-laws and the loneliness. Her mental health deserves attention too. - [The first year of marriage](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/first-year-of-marriage): “We’d met four times before the wedding.” The first year joins two people and two families. Arguments are normal; learning to repair them is a skill that can be taught. - [Infertility and emotional distress](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/infertility): “At every biye, someone asks: any good news?” Infertility brings grief, pressure and questions at every family event. In Bangladeshi studies, more than half of women in treatment had depression symptoms. - [Family pressure to marry](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/pressure-to-marry): “Every dawat, the same question about my biye.” When every family gathering turns into a question about marriage, the pressure can become anxiety. You can protect your peace without cutting off family. - [Family conflict after a parent's death](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/family-conflict-after-a-death): “Abba’s flat. Four siblings. Nobody speaks now.” A parent’s death can split siblings over property and old wounds. The grief underneath often needs as much attention as the dispute. - [Generalised anxiety: worry about family](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/generalised-anxiety-family-worry): “If she’s ten minutes late, I’ve already imagined the worst.” When worry about the people you love never switches off, it may be generalised anxiety disorder. It is common, and therapy helps. - [School refusal](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/school-refusal): “Every school morning, a stomach ache. Fridays, she’s fine.” When a child is too distressed to go to school, the stomach aches are real and anxiety is often underneath. A planned, gradual return can help. - [Workplace bullying and office politics](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/workplace-bullying): “My boss takes the credit. The team laughs at his jokes.” When credit is taken, mistakes are mocked and the dread starts on Saturday night, bullying at work can wear down mental health. - [Unemployment and mental health](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/unemployment): “Masters done. Third BCS. Still no job.” Years of job-seeking and exam cycles can wear down sleep, mood and hope. Unemployment is not an illness, but the depression it brings can be treated. - [Money worries and debt](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/money-worries-and-debt): “The EMI is due on the fifth. The salary comes on the tenth.” Debt and money worries are closely linked with anxiety and depression. How couples can talk about it, and when the strain needs care. - [Night shifts and sleep](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/night-shifts-and-sleep): “I work New York hours from Mirpur.” Night work pulls sleep against the body clock. How shift work affects mood and sleep, and what can help when the day is your night. - [Burnout in doctors](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/burnout-in-doctors): “I tell my patients to rest. I haven’t in a year.” Exhaustion, numbness and a sense of getting nowhere: burnout is common among doctors in Bangladesh, and both people and hospitals can change it. - [Always on: work messages after hours](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/always-on): “My boss’s WhatsApps come at midnight.” When work messages arrive at midnight, the mind never clocks off. Why switching off matters for mental health, and how to draw a line. - [Imposter feelings](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/imposter-feelings): “Any day now, they’ll find out I don’t belong here.” The fear of being found out despite every sign of success. Imposter feelings are common, often travel with anxiety, and can be worked on. - [Perfectionism](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/perfectionism): “Ninety-eight isn’t a hundred.” High standards help, until fear of mistakes takes over. How perfectionism links with anxiety and depression in young people, and how CBT can help. - [Test anxiety in adults](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/test-anxiety): “I know the answers. In the viva board, they vanish.” When fear in an exam or interview wipes the mind blank. Test anxiety in adults, why it happens, and the therapies with the most support. - [Performance anxiety in sport](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/sports-performance-anxiety): “In the nets I hit everything. In a match, I freeze.” Some athletes play freely in practice and freeze when it counts. What competitive anxiety is, how common mental health symptoms are in sport, and what helps. - [Secondary trauma in journalists](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/journalist-trauma): “I look at the photos so the readers don’t have to.” Journalists who sort images of violence and disaster every night can carry them home. The strain is real, and it can be treated. - [Online harassment of journalists](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/journalist-harassment): “Every time I publish, my inbox fills with threats.” Threats and abuse after every story can wear down even a seasoned reporter. Anxiety and trauma symptoms are common, and they are treatable. - [News anxiety and doomscrolling](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/news-anxiety): “One more headline, and then I’ll sleep.” Scrolling through bad news late at night can feed worry and steal sleep. Here is what research shows, and what helps. - [Creative block](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/creative-block): “Six weeks to the Boi Mela. The page is still blank.” When the words stop coming, it may be an ordinary pause, or a sign of depression or anxiety. How to tell, and what helps. - [Pressure after success](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/pressure-after-success): “The first song went viral. Everyone’s waiting for the second.” Sudden success can bring stage fright, self-doubt and a fear of never matching it. Performance anxiety is common, and therapy can help. - [Fear of missing out (FOMO)](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/fomo): “Everyone’s in Sajek this weekend. Except me.” The anxious sense that everyone else is having a better time, fed by stories and feeds. What it is, and when it becomes a problem. - [Smartphone overuse in adults](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/phone-overuse): “I pick up my phone to check the time and lose an hour.” Phone habits that eat into sleep, work and family time are common in adults too. What may be behind them, and what helps. - [Screens and young children](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/toddler-screens): “He won’t eat a bite without cartoons.” When a toddler will only eat in front of a screen, the whole family feels it. What the guidelines say, and how to make changes gently. - [Compulsive buying](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/compulsive-buying): “The parcels come while everyone’s at work.” Buying that brings a moment of relief, then guilt, debt and secrecy. Compulsive buying is recognised by doctors, and therapy can help. - [Compulsive sexual behaviour](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/compulsive-sexual-behaviour): “Every night I promise it’s the last time.” When sexual urges or pornography feel out of control and cause distress, it is a recognised condition. Confidential treatment can help. - [Relationship OCD](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/relationship-ocd): “I love him. But what if I don’t?” Endless doubt about whether you love your partner, or whether they are right for you, can be a form of OCD. Checking makes it louder. - [Hoarding disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/hoarding-disorder): “Abba has kept every newspaper since 1998.” When letting go of things causes real distress and rooms fill until they cannot be used. It often grows in later life, and patient help works best. - [Hair pulling and skin picking](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/hair-pulling-skin-picking): “I pull my hair when I study. Now there’s a patch.” Pulling hair or picking skin that you cannot stop, often without noticing. Common, rarely talked about, and treatable with habit reversal. - [Agoraphobia](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/agoraphobia): “I haven’t been to New Market since the crowd.” Fear of crowds, markets or buses in case panic strikes and escape is hard. It quietly shrinks a life, and step by step it can be reversed. - [Depersonalisation and derealisation](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/depersonalisation-derealisation): “It’s like watching my life through glass.” Feeling unreal, or that the world is flat and far away, as if in a film. Frightening and often misunderstood, but not a sign of losing your mind. - [Autism diagnosed in adulthood](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/autism-in-adults): “I always felt there was a rule everyone else knew.” Some autistic people are not diagnosed until adulthood, after years of feeling out of step. A diagnosis can bring understanding and better support. - [Binge eating disorder](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/binge-eating-disorder): “I eat standing at the fridge after everyone’s asleep.” Repeated episodes of eating large amounts with a loss of control, then shame. More common than many think, and treatable with focused therapy. - [Climate anxiety and floods](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/climate-anxiety): “Every monsoon, the water comes closer to Nanu’s house.” Worry about floods and a warming world is a sane response to a real threat. When it starts to take over sleep and study, support can help. - [Coming home: reverse culture shock](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding/reverse-culture-shock): “I came home from London. Now I belong nowhere.” Coming home after years abroad can be harder than leaving. Feeling out of place is common; when it turns into lasting low mood, help is there. ## Talks - [Food, exercise and mental health: five habits for a healthy mind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXSAdTaU8qk): How everyday eating and exercise affect the mind. Dr. Tajreen on balanced meals, regular movement, sugar and junk food, sleep and water, and when to see a specialist. Spoken in Bangla. - [IBS is not only about diet: why mental health matters too](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amwGd1fKOCU): Stress, anxiety and depression can make irritable bowel syndrome worse. Dr. Tajreen on the brain-gut connection, and the part mental health care plays in managing IBS. Spoken in Bangla. - [High-functioning anxiety and burnout: the signs many people miss](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4J-mruMMtQ): Working, coping, smiling, and exhausted underneath. Dr. Tajreen on high-functioning anxiety and burnout, how to recognise them, and when to seek help. Spoken in Bangla. - [What is fibromyalgia? Causes, signs and treatment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n6r6hkOqlM): Long-lasting pain across the body, tiredness, poor sleep and trouble concentrating. Dr. Tajreen explains fibromyalgia, its link with mental health, and how treatment can improve daily life. Spoken in Bangla. - [How hormones affect women’s mental health](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOQn_e8B43w): How hormonal changes are linked with mood, anxiety, stress and sleep in women, and what helps. Dr. Tajreen explains in plain language. Spoken in Bangla. - [Is digital media harming your mental health?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2yfIVlBhWI): Heavy use of social media and screens can affect sleep, attention and self-confidence. Dr. Tajreen on five things worth knowing about digital media and mental health. Spoken in Bangla. - [What is OCD? Signs, causes and treatment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbSnC5Akls0): OCD is more than handwashing or tidiness. Dr. Tajreen on unwanted thoughts and the urge to repeat actions, why OCD happens, how it affects daily life, and its treatment. Spoken in Bangla. - [Why sleep is the brain’s silent healer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByhHujvuuU0): Sleep is more than rest. Dr. Tajreen explains why enough sleep matters for memory, attention, emotional balance and mental health. Spoken in Bangla. - [Teenage mental health: what parents need to know](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdJo9YOgGoc): Dr. Tajreen on the changes of adolescence, on stress, anxiety and depression in teenagers, and on what parents can do. Spoken in Bangla. - [Why does sexual dysfunction happen? No shame, just the facts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCI7W_yEeLk): Sexual dysfunction is common, sensitive, and often left untreated out of embarrassment. Dr. Tajreen explains why it happens. Spoken in Bangla. - [Adult ADHD explained: symptoms, signs and treatment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqn120oyb2U): ADHD is not only a childhood condition. Dr. Tajreen explains how it shows up in adults, and how it is treated. Spoken in Bangla. - [What is anxiety disorder? Finding relief from worry and fear](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLI2BRInMNQ): Constant fear, worry, restlessness or a racing heart can be signs of an anxiety disorder. The signs, the causes and the treatment. Spoken in Bangla. - [Post-traumatic stress disorder: signs and treatment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RypHCVsoNRA): How post-traumatic stress disorder shows itself, and how it is treated. Spoken in Bangla. - [Body dysmorphic disorder: when worry about how you look takes over](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFCkX5SC_HM): Why some people become consumed by worry about their appearance. Dr. Tajreen on body dysmorphic disorder, a condition related to OCD. Spoken in Bangla. - [What is schizophrenia? An invisible battle of the mind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z5l4BlLSjE): Schizophrenia affects how a person thinks, feels and behaves. Dr. Tajreen discusses its signs, causes and treatment. Spoken in Bangla. - [Conversion disorder: how stress shows itself in the body](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLxBYEf877g): When distress appears as physical symptoms. Dr. Tajreen on conversion disorder, now often called functional neurological disorder. Spoken in Bangla. - [What is bipolar mood disorder? Signs, causes and treatment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G38ZA__hS1s): The highs and lows of bipolar disorder: what they look like, why they happen, and how they are treated. Spoken in Bangla. - [Signs of borderline personality disorder](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIRoh5Mhays): Sudden mood swings, intense emotions, outbursts of anger, impulsive choices and short-lived relationships. Dr. Tajreen on how borderline personality disorder can show itself. Spoken in Bangla. - [Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: signs, causes and treatment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMcW9aeuHrg): Strict rules, a need for control and a constant push to be flawless. Dr. Tajreen on how this personality disorder shows itself, why it develops, and how therapy and medicine help. Spoken in Bangla. - [Drug addiction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC97ykypKxg): Dr. Tajreen on drug addiction, a health condition that can be treated. Spoken in Bangla. - [Depression: a silent illness](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7q6wh8uT80): Dr. Tajreen on depression, the illness that so often stays silent. Spoken in Bangla. - [Personality disorder: a complex chapter of the mind](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8awYJxu0Is): Dr. Tajreen on personality disorders, long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling and relating that cause real suffering. Spoken in Bangla. - [Paranoid personality disorder: signs, causes and treatment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXY13SwWGt4): The signs, causes and treatment of paranoid personality disorder. Spoken in Bangla. - [Postpartum psychosis: signs, risks and urgent treatment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGoIfCTDMdM): A short guide to postpartum psychosis: its signs, who is at risk, and why it needs urgent treatment. Spoken in Bangla. - [Sudden anger, and losing control?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GE5s6CkXaQ): Dr. Tajreen on sudden anger and the feeling of losing control. Spoken in Bangla. - [Postpartum depression](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlUQT7WTxi8): A short talk from Dr. Tajreen on postpartum depression, the low mood that can follow childbirth. Spoken in Bangla. - [Low mood or worry after childbirth?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WObAkP7SIok): Dr. Tajreen on the low mood and anxiety some mothers feel after giving birth. Spoken in Bangla. - [A racing heart and sudden fear?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FJaF-tyZXs): Dr. Tajreen on sudden palpitations and fear, the experience at the centre of panic attacks. Spoken in Bangla. ## More - [All studies](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/understanding) - [Videos](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/videos) - [Appointments](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/#appointments) - [Accessibility](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/accessibility) - [Privacy](https://drtanjimatajreen.com/privacy)