Ashgabat - Post Report Question and Answers

Are there any particular mental health issues that tend to crop up at post, such as Seasonal Affective Disorder (winter blues)?

Some people struggle with the fishbowl environment; between local government surveillance and the smallness of the community living on the compound, it can be a challenge. - Jan 2024


Some people struggled with feeling that they were always being listened to and watched, so they couldn't relax. It got to a few folks more than the rest. - Dec 2020


The majority of the time is sunny, even in the winter. - Jun 2018


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