COVID-19 AND OUR MENTAL HEALTH

 WHAT IS COVID? 

Corona virus is a large family of viruses that causes illness ranges from cold to other deadly diseases. A novel corona virus is a new strain of corona virus that was not identified in humans before.

CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK :

On December 2019 WHO was informed of pneumonia of unknown cause  in Wuhan, city of China. Later on it was temporarily known as covid-19 by the authorities. Then this virus spread too fast in the whole world as a deadly pandemic. The major reason was that its treatment was unknown and there was no vaccine known for this deadly virus. 

This outbreak causes too much damage not in the city where it outbroke but in the whole world. Almost every nation, every country, every city, every town has its strain. And it is causing mostly to under developing or developing nations .   

MAJOR EFFECTS OF THIS WORLD

According to all the updates and information collected from the whole world we concluded that covid affected the whole world in all aspects. Here we will took a glance of few major effects of this novel virus and top most will be  effect on our mental health.

EFFECTS OF CORONA VIRUS ON A NATION

Each nation got affected by this virus. As no treatment and vaccine was available for this virus. It is far more than a health crisis; it is affecting societies and economies at their core., it will most likely to

cause poverty and inequality at a global scale.

Although, the effect of this virus may vary from nation to nation according their social and economical resources. It affected the whole nation socially, economically, physically and mentally. Their economy collapsed, they loose their social life, physically they became very weak and mentally very down.

EFFECT ON ECONOMY 

To decrease the spread of this deadly virus, higher authorities decided the implement of lockdown. This lockdown affected the economy of a nation  as a whole. There was a great economy decline. It was a strict lockdown, that affected the import an d export on which the economy of a nation depends. As a result their economy collapsed. They became economically very weak. 

EFFECT ON SOCIAL LIFE

As a result of pandemic, deep inequalities have been exacerbated around the world leading to unemployment and food insecurity amongst the poor countries. However, it is just a beginning as the political, economic and social impact is still unfolding.

This pandemic lead to an increase in poverty, homelessness, unemployment, depression, anxiety and many more. 

EFFECT OF CORONA VIRUS ON MENTAL HEALTH

Mentally, it affected all the human beings. All the negative impacts of covid has a combine effect on the metal health of human being. The major problems that covid has caused are depression, anxiety, negative and suicidal thoughts, bereavement, isolation, loss of income and fear are triggering conditions or exacerbating ones. Many people may be facing increased level of drugs, alcohol and insomnia. As the pandemic wears on, ongoing and necessary public health measures expose many people to experiencing situations linked to poor mental health outcomes, such as isolation and job loss.

  Meanwhile, COVID-19 itself can lead to neurological and mental complications, such as delirium, agitation and stroke. People with pre-existing mental, neurological or substance use disorders are also more vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection, they may stand at a higher risk of severe outcomes and even death. 

The major effect of covid-19 is STRESS that causes the following disorders :

*feeling of fear, anger, sadness, worry, numbness or frustration

*changes in appetite, energy, desires and interests

*difficulty concentrating and making decisions 

*difficulty sleeping or night mares

*physical reactions, such as headaches, body pains, stomach problems and skin rashes

*worsening of chronic health problems 

*worsening of mental health condition

*increased use of tobacco, alcohol and other substances

*HOW TO COPEUP WITH STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH DURING COVID-19 OR ANY PANDEMIC OUTBREAK?

 Following are some practices that anyone can follow to maintain mental health

*take care of your body

*exercise regularly

*get plenty of sleep

*stay positive

*avoid excessive alcohol, tobacco and substance use

*continue with routine preventive measures (such as vaccination, cancer screenings and etc) as recommended by your health care provider

*get vaccinated by covid-19 vaccination when available

*adopt healthy activities

*make time to unwind

*connect with others

*connect with your community or faith based organization