{"id":4491,"date":"2023-10-05T11:44:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T10:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.gmintegratedcare.org.uk\/mental-health\/?p=4491"},"modified":"2023-10-06T11:44:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T10:44:55","slug":"dr-zainib-khan-of-bbc-ones-race-across-the-world-shares-important-message-ahead-of-world-mental-health-day-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hub.gmintegratedcare.org.uk\/mental-health\/whats-new\/dr-zainib-khan-of-bbc-ones-race-across-the-world-shares-important-message-ahead-of-world-mental-health-day-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Zainib Khan of BBC One\u2019s Race Across the World shares important message ahead of World Mental Health Day 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Zainib Khan is a Trainee Psychiatrist at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH). She took part in series three of BBC 1\u2019s\u00a0Race Across the World<\/em>\u00a0alongside her husband, which aired this year.<\/p>\n

Dr Zanib currently works at GMMH\u2019s Lowry unit, part of the Trust\u2019s adult forensic services, which is a low secure service for adult men who have usually been through the judicial system and need a period of rehabilitation for their mental health.<\/p>\n

Dr Zainib knew she wanted to work in mental health early on into her medical training.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I decided that psychiatry was the speciality for me when I was in med school, which is quite early on. I did my psychiatry placement and I remember seeing the consultants and how compassionate and involved they were with their patients, and I just thought that\u2019s the type of doctor I wanted to be. I wanted to really know my patients and to help them from a genuine place of concern. That was the main thing me, but another part of it was that I, like many other people, have personal experience of mental health issues. I have been diagnosed with a panic disorder, and this affected me very early on in life. I never really understood it, and I was always ashamed of what it was because I thought it was some weird anomaly that was wrong with me. But as I grew to understand that this is a medical condition that can be treated, managed, and controlled, I felt passionate about learning how not to feel so isolated and alone again. And not only for myself, but to be able to help other people to feel the same way, whatever it is that they\u2019re going through.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the run up to World Mental Health Day 2023, Dr Zainib also shares important advice to those who may be struggling.<\/p>\n

If you feel that you are struggling with your mental health, the most important thing that helped me was telling somebody. These things can make you feel so lonely, and can compound upon your mental health worsening; and it\u2019s in sharing our problems that we feel we\u2019re not so isolated. So speak to somebody, whether that\u2019s a family member, a friend, or a colleague, because it will really help – that\u2019s certainly what helped me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can read more on the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust’s website<\/a><\/p>\n

Crisis helplines<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you feel you need mental health support please contact one of these 24\/7 helplines \u2013 they\u2019re available to anyone of any age<\/p>\n