Thread: Mental Health During #COVID19: Growing stress, anxiety, stigma and fear are becoming more dangerous than the pandemic itself. We all are affected and need to cope with these. How? #Mentalhealth

A study of more than 2,000 employees conducted at the end of March and early April 2020 in Australia, France, Germany, New Zealand, Singapore, the UK and the US finds out:
1. STRESS: 65.9% of people report higher levels of stress since the outbreak

How to cope with Stress?

2. ANXIETY: Anxiety has increased for the majority of people since the COVID-19 outbreak: 57.2% of people report higher levels, and only 6.9% say their anxiety levels have declined.

How to cope with anxiety?

3. DEPRESSION: Data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Health Statistics, showing that one third of U.S. adults have symptoms of depression or anxiety, a sharp increase over the results of a comparable survey conducted in the first half of 2019.

How to cope with Depression?

4. STIGMA: Stigma is the new disease in the society. Often people who have recovered and defeated COVID 19 are killing themselves due to enormous societal pressure. What to do?

5. Yoga and Meditation to manage mental distresses:

6. Foods for Mental Health: