MENTAL ILLNESS AND CORONA VIRUS
Coronavirus is the name for a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as SARS. The new disease that emerged in China in December has never been seen in humans before the current outbreak. It’s been called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by the World Health Organisation and causes an illness that’s now named Covid-19. The new strain is thought to have jumped from bats to humans, via a possible but unknown animal, in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger.
People who have no mental illness can also have poor mental health:
People with optimal mental health can also have a mental illness, and people who have no mental illness can also have poor mental health. Mental health usually refers to an absence of psychological illness or mental disorder. The level of emotional,behavioural and cognitive wellbeing of a person is considered to be a “Mental health Status”.People with poor mental health suffer from fluctuation in emotional, cognitive,behavioural problems. Mentally unhealthy people face signs like anxiety, the frequent outburst of emotions, lack of sleep which is typically named as a sleep disorder that is Insomnia, behaving unfriendly, thinking illogically.
Everyone reacts differently to stressful situations.
How you respond to the outbreak can depend on your background, the things that make you different from other people, and the community you live in.
People who may respond more strongly to the stress of a crisis include
Stress during an infectious disease outbreak can include
Things you can do to support yourself
A CONTINUOUS QUESTION IF DEVELOPING THE DISEASE WILL END UP MY LIFE?
The answer to the question is not yes, because almost 80% of the people have mild signs of the coronavirus and usually recover from the ailment within a time span of 2 weeks. If Corona is diagnosed in a patient, managing the disease within time could prevent its severe condition and save the patient.
Use the mobile application to track your health symptoms on the go. CareClinic enables you to easily track symptoms of chronic illness, pain, IBS, MS, Lyme, Menopause (PMDD), Flu, Coronavirus, depression or any other illness.
Sharing the facts about COVID-19 and understanding the actual risk to yourself and people you care about can make an outbreak less stressful. When you share accurate information about COVID-19 you can help make people feel less stressed and allow you to connect with them.
Children and teens react, in part, on what they see from the adults around them. When parents and caregivers deal with the COVID-19 calmly and confidently, they can provide the best support for their children. Parents can be more reassuring to others around them, especially children if they are better prepared.
Not all children and teens respond to stress in the same way. Some common changes to watch for include
There are many things you can do to support your child
Responding to COVID-19 can take an emotional toll on you. There are things you can do to reduce secondary traumatic stress (STS) reactions:
Being separated from others if a healthcare provider thinks you may have been exposed to COVID-19 can be stressful, even if you do not get sick. Everyone feels differently after coming out of quarantine. Some feelings include:
Children may also feel upset or have other strong emotions if they, or someone they know, has been released from quarantine. You can help your child cope.
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