He said that he noticed an increase in the percentage of consultations after the World Cup in Russia

A psychological consultant warns: the rate of marital problems is rising because of the World Cup

• The World Cup spans a whole month and includes 64 matches, adding to the hours of daily viewing of football for fans.

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Professor of the College of Medicine at Ras Al Khaimah University, a consultant psychiatrist at RAK Hospital, Dr. Talaat Matar, revealed a phenomenon that occurs after the end of the FIFA World Cup, which is an increase in the rate of marital problems, especially among newly married couples, explaining that this is due to the husband's lack of interest in his wife. , and not performing his other household roles, providing needs, and dedicating all his time to watching the matches only, sometimes up to watching all the championship matches, and he also indicated that some wives do not appreciate her husband’s passion for football, nor share that feeling with him, which is the beginning spark differences.

Dr. Talaat Matar advised, during his speech to «Emirates Today», the importance of balancing and taking the moderation approach, to be a solution in order to avoid problems due to the World Cup, indicating that he noticed an increase in the number of consultations to solve family problems after the end of each World Cup, and he said that after the World Cup 2018 , which was held in Russia, received a large number of consultations, in which the basis of the dispute was the husband’s departure from his wife to watch the World Cup matches.

A consultant psychiatrist at RAK Hospital said: “Most of the consultations that come to us after the World Cup are about marital problems. in disagreements.

Talaat Matar indicated that there are those who stare during the World Cup in front of the screens to follow every small and large throughout a whole month, and the matter may take long before and after the start of the event as well, with the wife’s neglect, and lack of observance of her requirements, which sparks the differences, and he said: «Some wives feel jealous From football, unless she is also a fan of football, which is rare for eastern women.

An opportunity to unite feelings

A professor at the College of Medicine at Ras Al Khaimah University considered that the World Cup could be a good opportunity to unite feelings between couples, in the event that the two parties love football, and he explained: «Football can increase the depth of the relationship between spouses if they are supporting one team, because Football is also one of the arts that has a great phenomenon on the human psyche, just like watching a movie by a couple, as this may unite their feelings with the movie’s fluctuations between moments of joy and sadness.

Dr. Talaat Matar indicated that there are negative health effects that may occur to a person, as some of them may reach it through encouragement with excessive enthusiasm or because of the pressure of disappointing results, to heart attacks, despite knowing that what he is watching is just a game, and that he must not burden himself. too much.

He said, "In a medical study conducted on humans while watching TV, they noticed that the area responsible for feelings inside the brain works with its energy and interacts with the scenes that happen."

And he continued: «For example, when you watch a movie, you are sure that what you see is representation, but nevertheless, and in some scenes, you may burst out laughing, or enter into a fit of crying, and you interact more when you see injustice occurring to the hero during The dramatic plot, and you may be willing to intervene to lift that injustice, or you may scream in the face of the oppressor, but at this moment the frontal lobe of the brain intervenes, to prevent you from that, because it tells you that what you are watching is just representation.

Moderation in viewing

Dr. Talaat Matar considered that complete immersion with watching every small and large event that takes place in the World Cup consumes a lot of human energy and leads to psychological burnout. Some matches, and just knowing the outcome of the other ».

A professor of the College of Medicine at Ras Al Khaimah University, who loves to watch the matches, demanded the importance of avoiding sitting for a long time, and the necessity of movement, to avoid side effects in the body, as he indicated that there is damage to the eye, in the event that the person is watching on his phone screen, and concluded: «Watching on TV. Easier than the phone, and in both cases, a balance must be made between watching and other roles of the person, to avoid any psychological and physical side effects.

Talaat Matar:

"Some wives are jealous of football, unless she is also a fan of football, which is rare for eastern women."

"Totally immersed in watching every little thing that happens in the World Cup consumes a lot of human energy."

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