65 Million Egyptians Have Mental Health Issues | Mohamed Alaa, CEO Shezlong

Mohamed Alaa is the CEO of Shezlong, CEO of Shezlong, the region’s first and largest online therapy platform serving over 300,000 people across 85 countries.

He talks about:

🟦 What really drives people to commit suicide

🟦 How the way we treat suicide doesn’t actually work

🟦 What happens when you attach your self worth to your job

🟦 The stigmas around mental health and seeking help

🟦 How men are less likely to seek therapy and mental health support

🟦 The dark reality of capitalism and its effects on mental health

🟦 How mental health affects a nation’s overall morale and its security

(00:00) Intro

(01:16) Attaching self worth and identity to our job titles

(03:01) Suicide and stigmas on mental health

(08:21) Mental health medical investment and availability

(13:58) How do we save more people from committing suicide?

(18:15) Data for the medical state of mental health in Egypt

(20:41) The effects of today’s pandemics and genocides on our future selves

(22:46) What are the factors that lead to mental issues - is poverty a factor?

(26:28) Men and mental health

(28:43) Age and its effects on mental health

(31:15) How should companies and managers treat their employees and deal with mental health?

(39:27) Firing employees and how protect yourself and others

(42:25) Vulnerability in the workplace

(46:35) Why are we always performing? The negative impact of “influencers”

(51:41) Romanticizing entrepreneurship

(56:05) Being real and authentic; human

(01:00:37) The story the mental health data writes and the responsibility it brings

(01:02:04) Leading mental health issues today

(01:03:23) Potential bias in working in the mental health field

(01:05:47) The economic cycle profiting from the increase in mental health issues

(01:08:41) What are the effects of mental health on the economy and a nation’s security?

(01:13:33) Mental health and the morale of individuals and nations

(01:21:36) How to ask for help

(01:23:02) The hardest challenge Mohamed faced

(01:27:20) Dealing with crises and acceptance

(01:28:37) What is becoming?

(01:31:33) His love for Egypt

If you want to learn more about mental health, its state in Egypt and how to really start taking better care of yourself and those around you, then this one is for you.

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