They call it the ronacoaster – because you’re up one day and down the next. You’re terrified a lot of the time, and hanging on for dear life through all kinds of stresses and worries: potential or actual unemployment, remote schooling, or fear that you or your family will contract and/or die from COVID-19. To add insult to injury, there’s no telling when this ride will end – just the prospect of more lockdown, more of the same.
You may even wonder if you’re losing your mind completely at times. If it’s any consolation, your response to this situation is not only understandable, it’s also shared by many other people. Those who already struggle with mental health issues like anxiety and depression are finding that their symptoms have been heightened, while those who usually don’t have to worry about mental health are noticing a distinct change in their emotions.
Cassey Chambers, operations director of SADAg (the South African Depression and Anxiety group), says their helpline call volumes have literally doubled during lockdown. “Before lockdown, we were getting about 600 calls a day, but since it started, our calls have been increasing. We are now getting between 1 000 and 1 400 calls per day, with hundreds more SMSes, emails and WhatsApp messages.
“People are really struggling,” she says, “and we anticipate that as more people are impacted by COVID-19, we will get even more calls in the coming months.”
This story is from the Spring 2020 - Issue 34 edition of A2 Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Magazine.
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