Anxiety and acclimation main attributes of post-COVID world

Anxiety and acclimation main attributes of post-COVID world

KUWAIT: Since around December 2019, the world has been experiencing a health crisis like no other due to COVID-19, where there was significant increase in mortality and morbidity. The pandemic has had a major effect on our lives that can be stressful and overwhelming, triggering potent, sometimes unexplainable emotions in adults and children alike. Public health measures, such as social distancing, are necessary to reduce the spread of the virus, but it also makes people feel isolated, lonely and anxious.

In this regard, Assistant Professor in Psychology Dr Wasmiya Al-Abbad said that the way people adapt to these situations “reflects their ability to overcome these unusual circumstances by means that restore psychological balance.” She added that with the authorities broadcasting health instructions and information about the virus, people were able to acknowledge and return to their normal lives with precautionary measures, which eased their anxiety and fear.

The impact of social distancing and other preventive steps on the lives of individuals can lead to obsessive behavior due to fear of infection, which became the drive for Badriyah Al-Hassan and Fahad Shehab to get vaccinated as soon as the shots arrived. Badriyah pointed out that during the pandemic, she relied on social media