Stress meaning in Nepali — तनाव, दबाब, मानसिक थकान

“Stress meaning in Nepali” is a common search — English words feel clinical, but the body knows तनाव (tanav), दबाब (dabav), or “मन भारी” from exams, money, migration, or family conflict.

Stress is not always illness — but when it lasts, affects sleep and mood, or leads to burnout, psychologist-led therapy helps in Kathmandu and online.

Nepali words for stress

• तनाव (Tanav) — tension from demands exceeding capacity
• दबाब — pressure from family, work, society
• मानसिक थकान — mental exhaustion
• चिन्ता — worry (often overlaps with anxiety)
• Burnout — long-term overload, cynicism, emptiness

Examples in Nepal

Example 1: “Board exam नजिक, रातभरि जाग्छ, खान मन छैन” — acute exam stress. Example 2: “विदेशमा काम, घरमा बुवाआमा को खर्च” — migrant pressure. Example 3: “Office-घर-सासु, सबै म माथि” — chronic role overload.

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When to seek help

If stress lasts weeks, you cannot rest, or you feel hopeless — therapy (CBT, skills, paced trauma work if needed) at Bhatta Psychotherapy. Nepali, English, Hindi. Crisis: TUTH 1166.