On World Mental Health Day, we remember a number of Arab celebrities, who told their fans and loved ones that they had to seek the help of a psychiatrist, and visited his clinic during their lives, the most prominent of which are:
Asala Nasri
The Syrian singer, Asala Nasri, had previously admitted that she had seen more than one psychiatrist, and had even received treatment courses for regarding 8 months, describing this as the worst thing she had gone through in her life, as she took an extra dose one day, which made her lose her ability to walking at that time. And according to what Asala had stated, in a previous meeting, that the date of 1-5-2020 was the last day she took the drug, and that she stopped it without consulting her doctor, which led to a significant deterioration of her condition. Asala described her condition as living a life of “schizophrenia”, and except for medication, she received treatment through speech and judgment. Followers of the artist considered Asala, at the time, that her separation from her ex-husband, Tariq Al-Arian, was what got her into this situation.
Yusra
The Egyptian actress consulted a psychiatrist, following she lost two of her aunts. Yousra described her condition at that time as always imagining what her fans would be like following her departure.
Yousra admitted that she visited a psychiatrist in the United States in 1982, and that she kept crying while sitting with her, only to be surprised following her interviews with the doctor ended, that she stayed with her for four hours crying while she thought she did not complete one hour. During her previous confession, Yusra indicated that the doctor told her that she was one of the strongest characters she had seen, despite her confession that she always cried, and Yusra confirmed that she did not visit a psychiatrist following that.
Elisa
The artist, Elissa, admitted, during 2021, that she had been visiting a psychiatrist for nearly fifteen years. Elissa indicated that the doctor helped her overcome many problems and difficulties that she faced in her life.
She added that mental health played an important and fundamental role in her life, noting the importance of considering the visit to the psychiatrist as a serious and important matter, because it has a role in changing the course of people, which is what happened to her in her experience, refusing to link the psychiatrist to the human suffering mental problems.
Hind Sabri
Tunisian actress Hend Sabry admitted, in a previous interview, that she had suffered from a mental illness at the age of seventeen, due to the separation of her parents, which affected her greatly, and required her to undergo psychological treatment.
In subsequent press statements, Hend Sabry confirmed that she likes to visit the psychiatrist’s clinic regularly.
