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How To Cope With The Trauma After A Calamity

The earth has been facing many natural disasters, and inhabitants of the planet have overcome it as well. Though, after any natural calamity, the stress and trauma stay in the victims of it for a short span or even for a lifetime. Natural calamities come in the form of cyclones, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcano, landslides, and floods. However, the year 2020 has been extremely wrathful since it has unleashed a number of natural calamities along with the pandemic of coronavirus. The double whammy of the disease along the fury of nature is taking a heavy toll on the mental health of the people. Starting from the Australian bushfire, cyclones Amphan and Nisarg in India, floods in Dubai, and earthquake in the city of Puerto Rico, all these have caused massive loss of life and property. For the people who survived these calamities, the memories of it might haunt them for life and might create other mental issues for them as well. The main problem that is on the rise is post-traumatic ...

Coping With Depression After Job And Business Loss In Pandemic

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has resulted in many disastrous things after it has affected the people around the world. Apart from infecting people and taking lives, it has also lead to loss of jobs and closure of businesses across the globe. The pandemic has caused the highest unemployment around the globe since the great depression and after world war. With companies and industries shut down, people are left without any source of livelihood or any other work. Survival has become a major issue for many people since they have to work to do via which they can earn money to make a living. As expenditures have not reduced or stopped, the earned money is slowly draining away in various expenses. The pandemic has lead to lockdown in numerous countries, which has caused business activities to stop completely. Due to that, jobs in companies have been reduced or shut out wholly. Job loss in such a period can be extremely stressful, along with the fear of pandemic. It can take a good ...

The Rising Cases Of Mental Issues In Pandemic

The pandemic of COVID-19 has caused havoc in the world, and it has taken a toll on many things, including lives. The life of people around the world changed all of a sudden due to the pandemic. The contagious disease has infected millions across the globe and also killed an equal number of people. The virus that originated from China got spread rapidly around the world, gripping every nation in its clutches. The fear of this viral infection compelled most of the countries around the world to go into a lockdown mode and shut everything down. Businesses and industries closed, schools and colleges shut, malls and theaters sealed, and even transportation came to a grinding halt. People were confined in their homes for months together due to the pandemic, and all this was done in order to stop the spread of the disease. However, this closure of all activities and home quarantine led to a deep impact on people's minds. With the social distancing norms that came into force after the...

How To Help A Depressed Person In Lockdown Days

The time of COVID-19 pandemic is tough, and it's affecting us all in some way or the other. Though many of us are trying to keep our spirits high and trying to pass this time patiently, but not everyone is feeling the same. The ongoing lockdown and home quarantine have made the life of many people difficult, which is putting immense stress on their minds. Naturally, all these issues are going to lead to depression, and this is what exactly happening around the world. Thousands of people around the people are getting depressed or suffering from anxiety due to the current situation. It is becoming an ugly scene, and many people are resorting to doing untoward things due to mental issues. Hence, addressing these problems is necessary. Helping someone with depression in these hours of crisis is the noblest thing you can do. It will not only ease his or her mental pressure, and it shall benefit you as well. To know how you can help a person mentally in amid of this lockd...