You should have stopped at "quit watching main stream media" and told everyone to get outside. Mental illness is about disconnection... from self, from others, from nature, from spirit.
The lockdowns exacerbated that... I don't care how much we can do digitally. We need each other... to touch, talk, see others... physically, mentally, spiritually...
You should have stopped at "quit watching main stream media" and told everyone to get outside. Mental illness is about disconnection... from self, from others, from nature, from spirit.
The lockdowns exacerbated that... I don't care how much we can do digitally. We need each other... to touch, talk, see others... physically, mentally, spiritually...
The saddest thing was that everyone warned about the dangers of the lockdowns for mental health, and then forgot about those warnings until the lockdowns were over, at which point they started pointing out the current mental health crisis we are facing.
Personally, after lockdowns and lockouts for people without passes - it became so much easier to stay in, to stay home. My circle of travel just naturally narrowed (so much so, that I don't think I'd notice a 15 min city much), and "going out" just for fun is no longer a thing. PTSD? Perhaps. It's not neurotic, just a natural narrowing of scope after getting slammed.
So - anyone who is less focused on emotional wellness than myself (I am in constant Practice) - will continue to suffer, long after lockdowns.
I think that was the main point of the lockdowns, face masks and social distancing. Vaccine uptake would have been much lower if people were still mentally healthy.
I really missed hugging people and seeing their smiling faces that were covered by masks. It seems like the definition of disconnection when we have to "protect" ourselves from each other...
You should have stopped at "quit watching main stream media" and told everyone to get outside. Mental illness is about disconnection... from self, from others, from nature, from spirit.
The lockdowns exacerbated that... I don't care how much we can do digitally. We need each other... to touch, talk, see others... physically, mentally, spiritually...
The saddest thing was that everyone warned about the dangers of the lockdowns for mental health, and then forgot about those warnings until the lockdowns were over, at which point they started pointing out the current mental health crisis we are facing.
Have you compared the lockdown measures with the collection of signs that you are in an abusive relationship? The parallels are scary.
Personally, after lockdowns and lockouts for people without passes - it became so much easier to stay in, to stay home. My circle of travel just naturally narrowed (so much so, that I don't think I'd notice a 15 min city much), and "going out" just for fun is no longer a thing. PTSD? Perhaps. It's not neurotic, just a natural narrowing of scope after getting slammed.
So - anyone who is less focused on emotional wellness than myself (I am in constant Practice) - will continue to suffer, long after lockdowns.
I think that was the main point of the lockdowns, face masks and social distancing. Vaccine uptake would have been much lower if people were still mentally healthy.
It was hard for me to see people over the computer!! I never shut down my office and was available the whole time for people to come in person.
I really missed hugging people and seeing their smiling faces that were covered by masks. It seems like the definition of disconnection when we have to "protect" ourselves from each other...