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When cultural marriage practices conflict with individual well-being

My arranged marriage is making me depressed but everyone says I should be grateful and therapy feels like planning to dishonor my parents

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Traditional life structures are creating modern psychological distress that feels culturally forbidden to address.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mental health across cultures — stigma and access?”

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