Medical Intern,Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,Datta Meghe Institute of Medical
Sciences,Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Corresponding author email: shivbitra@gmail.com
Article Publishing History
Received: 27/03/2021
Accepted After Revision: 30/05/2021
COVID-19 has proved to be a factor to cause excessive anxiety among people. The group affected includes a wide population from people who were living in their homes with their families, who were living alone, people working from home, also includes healthcare workers, patients and their relatives. The lack of information about anxiety disorders and the way to deal with it would cause a long-term effect on the people across the world.Lockdown, quarantines, social distancing, wearing mask became the ‘New Normal’. The fear of virus made us more sick mentally. Based on evolution, we are social animals. Desire for socialization is the primary motivator for us to constantly connect with each other. While running within chaos and spending hours for work, socializing has been a vent. It helps us relax and ease our pain. A sudden stoppage to be able to talk it out has let all the stress to accumulate. So while working on prevention of the spread of Covid-19, measures need to be taken to reduce depression, anxiety and stress among the general population.This article tries to reflect on the psychological trauma which Covid-19 inflicted throughout the world.
Psychological, Mental Effects, Depression, Social Distancing, Trauma, COVID- 19.