Topic: CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON MENTAL WELL-BEING (Read 220 times)

You seem to be in a very good position and situation compared to many of us that feeling the effects of the lockdowns in our towns and cities.


Surely that is just a small price to pay if it helps in fighting against the spreading of the virus and ultimately saves lives.


It could well be a blessing for those that suffer from agoraphobia. I am sure there are those that are suffering from withdrawal symptoms because they need open spaces and need groups of people or crowds of people so I am unsure how they will cope. As for those that feel at home and comfortable under lockdown it could provide much needed relief.

No two people are the same, I hope there will not be a long list of patients waiting to receive treatment for psychological trauma either related to the death of their family members, friends and neighbours or because of being cooped for prolonged periods.


I cannot all parents walking away from this unscathed. Many will struggle under the pressure of taking care of kids and prolonged periods of sharing small spaces of residence with each other especially those already living impoverished lives and those who are from underprivileged backgrounds.

As for children it is inconceivable to think many of them will not be affected by this. Many will have their mental and physical well-being affected. Depending on the so-called social status they fit in to they could end up with symptoms ranging from malnutrition to obesity.

How many health services in countries around the world are prepared for the aftermath for when the lockdown rules will be relaxed?

China uses viruses to even the balance between the old and the young, they realized that the one-child policy is not suitable, so they lifted the ban on the second. The problem as always in stupidity, it is necessary not to destroy old people with viruses and not to occupy new territories, but to prohibit childbirth around the world so that old people become younger. There is no hood without good, any good is balanced by the recalculation of physics under the relevance of the application of good.

This is why the government should be 100% ready when this kind of crisis comes. Unfortunately, many countries have been exposed to the world during the pandemic. There was an article on social media and internet saying the businesses and schools continue to operate in Sweden amid the pandemic.

Yes, the fact alone that the mortality rate of the COVID19 increases everyday is causing depression to some people who are health conscious. Add to that the wrong/fake news posted on social media that gives panic to people and the innaccuracy of the data gathered by some institution.

I'll bet that if 20% of the population hasn't been driven to madness by the time the lockdowns are schedule to be lifted they'll extend them.  This is quite an interesting social experiment.  A lucrative one to for a lot of the insiders.

Completely forgot about this sort of things. With new restrictions in hospitals and social distancing laws, this is the worst possible time to have older relatives who are sick. For a good amount of people this means that they're going to be missing the final moments with their loved ones

This got sad very very fast. Can't imagine not being able to see a family member for their last moments or to just be by their side while they pass. This is truly worse then I first thought

Not being able to help or even just offer sympathy to some family members who really need it these days is the most heartbreaking part of this pandemic. Death happens all the time but the way it's happening now is very unsettling, disturbing, just plain brutal. In many places hospital or nursing home visits are not allowed, people die alone (even non-covid19 patients), funerals are not allowed.

This will have a negative effect on the mental well being of the world population, at least the population of the world with access to free-flowing information.

Even if you are healthy, you may have people close to you that are in a high-risk category of people likely to have serious complications from coronavirus. If you have a stable job with a stable company that asks you to continue working through the crisis (even if they pay bonuses for working), many around you will be unemployed. As the world tries to fight the coronavirus, much of the capacity to produce is removed, which makes the world vulnerable to conflict with China, and the possibility of communism spreading throughout the free world. Whatever amount of food you have today will not last forever, and even if you have stocked up, it is unlikely to last more than several weeks and is unlikely to last multiple months.

The above is the impact on a person who is in a relatively good situation today. Most people are not in the above situation and are living in fear for their ability to provide for both their families and themselves, and for their family's health and their own health. Many people are worried about getting sick or having someone close to them getting sick, and being unable to see loved ones in their last days.

In addition to the above, many people are feeling isolated from the world, from their friends/family, and from their community.

I think that parents will have a mental fortitude enough for them to endure the mental ordeal of this pandemic, they may not be mentally affected but in the end they will learn their lesson to be frugal with their expenses.
Well they will become malnourished and since the child's mind is a blank slate, this would surely leave a mark to their mental health, but it is up to their parents on how they will help their child cope with the problem.

So I can tell you how I'm copig with it. I used to work a lot from home even before the virus so it doesn't really impact my mental health. I'm not afraid of being sick, I'm not that old and very healthy. I think I can make it even if I get infected. I try to maintain a food supply for at least a week, which means that I have a 2 week food supply and when I'm down to 1 week, i go to the store. There are no limits in the stores near me, this means that if you want to buy 10kg of flour or sugar, or 20 rolls of TP, you are free to do so.
The only thing that bothers me is that all entertainment got shut down. Pubs, restaurants, cinemas... I used to eat out once a week with my wife but now it's over, but then we can barbecue in the garden so for now it's enough.

If you can't do withot people and are used to crowded spaces, it may be hard for you.

The whole world is blind to the aftermath effect, both psychologically and mentally, we are going to face this aftermaths, but can we really worry about that now? When in some parts of the world over 700 people die in twenty four hours, when in over 200 countries of the world, this virus has "arrived" fully with its menace; the major concern now is: How to end all this: lockdowns, quarantines, shutting down businesses/borders, asking people to work from home, could there be a possible cure/vaccine etc, etc, etc; this is what all governments are focused on, to stop this and then..

In my country, they ask us to stay at home, no incentive, and yet the prices of what to buy and foodstuffs keep rocketing to the sky, it's crazy, crazy times we are in, we will surely need rehabilitation centers when this all ends. it's somewhat devastating, how would we return back to normal, with the fear of something even worse occurring sometime in the future, but for now what the priority is, is it's END.

There is no real mention in the media during the days of coronavirus isolation regarding how the governmental health services will cope with those in need of help because of the mental effects left behind on victims after the whole epidemic is over and normal day-to-day life returns.

One of the things we are being told is to shop as infrequently as possible but items are limited to say two identical items then it means frequent trips will be necessary thus defeats the object. This contradicts the whole situation and adds to the confusion. Why does a parent have limit their shopping trolley to just one loaf of bread and one carton of milk when they could be for a family five or six people but a single person living on their own is entitled to the same quantity.

What effect will this have on the long term mental well-being of a parent when watching children not being fed properly?

What effect will this have on the long term mental and physical well-being of a child when not being fed properly?

I have no idea why toilet roll ended up being transitioned in to the bracket of essential goods (such as rightful essential goods one the lines of medicine, milk, bread and so on) but there are people all over the world having to deal with a new and unwanted situation they have never seen before. Going to the supermarket to find shelves empty is going to have some sort of effect on those that are desperate to feed very small children but find themselves in a very precarious situation.

How can one compare the mental effects of say a 80+ year old widow/widower living a solitary life in Madrid in a one bedroom apartment completely reliant on outside help from social services for everything from food deliveries to help with bathing versus a single parent family living in a 5th floor apartment in Venice with three children under the age of six?

All scenarios have the potential to cause their own mental impact to those affected by the need to self-isolate but each person will handle the effects of associated mental pressures in their own ways. I hope all governmental agencies around the world will be prepared for what will follow in their social care and mental care departments after the self-isolation period comes to an end.