Haitham Al-Bairouti
Bio
Half Russian. Half Palestinian. Fully trying my best to make my way through life. I'm an English major graduate. I write about intersting stuff.
"Sometimes, it is the people no one imagines anything of, who do the things no can imagine"
Stories (7/0)
Living In An Open-Air Prison.
I was born in Izhevsk, Russia, but I was brought up in Gaza, Palestine. My father is originally from Gaza, once he got married in Izhevsk and I was born he came back to his home city along with my mother. I was about one year old when I came here.
By Haitham Al-Bairouti2 years ago in Psyche
Losing interest.
I have had this feeling deep down inside of me that has made each activity and day moot. I feel like I'm being slowly drowned in a pit of tar, and it's encompassing everything that I thought to be joyful and made me elated in a shell of indifference.
By Haitham Al-Bairouti2 years ago in Psyche
How to manage your anxiety.
Anxiety is a fight-or-flight response to danger. It is a defense mechanism that is functioned to protect us. Only when it bleeds into your everyday life and starts affecting your life, career, and relationships does it turn into a very real and serious problem that has to be dealt with.
By Haitham Al-Bairouti2 years ago in Psyche
ADHD and how to improve focus and attention.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that causes dysregulation of attention and hyperactivity in children and adults. Current estimates are that one in ten children have ADHD. Around 50% of these children will grow out of ADHD.
By Haitham Al-Bairouti2 years ago in Psyche
How to build a better relationship between your activities and your dopamine system for discipline, hard work, and motivation.
Dopamine is quite possibly the most potent and important chemical in our body. I'm sure that most of you have heard about it, but I don't think most people realize just how important it is in literally everything that we do. Dopamine is the reason why we do things and continue to seek things we enjoy.
By Haitham Al-Bairouti2 years ago in Motivation
How I managed my social anxiety by co-managing a start-up company.
I’m the oldest son of a family of five. I have two younger brothers; each brother is four years younger than the next. I was born to a Russian mother and a Palestinian father in Izhevsk, Russia, but was brought up and still live in Gaza, Palestine.
By Haitham Al-Bairouti2 years ago in Psyche
