Title: How Can a Pandemic Affect An Individual's Mental Health? - Achieve TMS
Headings: How Can a Pandemic Affect An Individual’s Mental Health?
How Can a Pandemic Affect An Individual’s Mental Health?
How Does a Pandemic Affect Mental Health?
How to Manage Stress and Anxiety During a Pandemic
How to Manage Stress and Anxiety When Practicing Social Distancing
Author: Achieve TMS

Content: How Does a Pandemic Affect Mental Health? Along with a physical health crisis, a pandemic can lead to an uptick in stress and anxiety and put extreme duress on mental wellbeing. Once a pandemic occurs, people may become increasingly concerned about getting infected with a disease. In the case of COVID-19, government officials have recommended social distancing to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Yet, social distancing can lead to emotional distancing and may cause some people to separate themselves from others altogether. When this happens, people may feel exceedingly isolated and trapped, leading to severe depression, anxiety, and stress, and feelings of hopelessness, sadness, and emptiness. A pandemic can also result in widespread panic and fear. People may stockpile non-perishable foods, clean drinking water, and other emergency supplies. This can lead to shortages of items at convenience stores and supermarkets, as well as an increase in stress and anxiety as people become overly concerned about these shortages. The uncertainty around when a pandemic will end can severely affect a population’s mental health as well.