As the pandemic measures put in place have been extended, it is to be expected that nerves are beginning to fray. People are getting restless, and short-tempered. And throughout, the anxieties and worries still remain.
One of the growing concerns over the last months has been about the economy taking a turn for the worse. With people isolated at home, many will be unable to work, and even those that are able to work may find themselves in a situation where their job is severely and negatively impacted. For example, people working in the tourism industry have essentially seen the entire industry collapse overnight. It’s understandable that people would fear the worse, as the worse has come true for them. Read more
A man has just lost his income due to uncertainty in the market or to a global pandemic destroying his industry. He comes home to his family, sad, distraught, and feeling like he’s failing them. He feels like a failure to himself.
He turns on the news, and there is no good news. It’s all bad. He knows he has no income, and he has a family to support. He doesn’t know where he is going to get money or food from. He’s anxious, scared, despondent, and short tempered. Read more
With the global pandemic, and subsequent lockdown of countries and economies, daily life has changed for many people. It has become much more uncertain and unpredictable. People may be worried about their health, mortality, and may be facing fears over losing their job, or even where their next meal will come from. Read more
Isolation is rarely ever good or pleasant, but sometimes isolation is necessary. We tend to self-isolate when we are sick or when we are feeling down or melancholic. The problem is that we weren’t made to be isolated. Humans are social and we need human to human interaction on a regular basis to stay mentally and emotionally healthy. Isolation tends to have terrible effects on people physically and mentally. Read more
Most people are fearful of something. It can be as broad as the fear of death, fear of failure, or even as specific as a fear of a particular creepy-crawly. There are some fears that are phobias caused by past traumatic events, such as claustrophobia. Read more
The need to find love is so fundamental to people that it is safe to say most people have said this out loud, have thought it, or have heard someone they know say it. This fear of not finding a romantic partner, and love, is also a fear of being alone, of being left out, and being unwanted. It is much more complex than just a fear that we won’t find love. Read more
We are social by nature. This means that we naturally gravitate towards other people, seek their approval and acceptance, and we form bonds of relationship with other people. In fact, our psychological and emotional well-being is linked with the health of our relationships, and our ability to maintain those relationships. Read more
