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Question Has the Pandemic Affected Your Mental Health?

TLDR: Has the Pandemic Affected Your Mental Health?
The forum thread discusses the impact of the pandemic on mental health, with users sharing diverse experiences. Catsmother opens the conversation by noting an increase in mental health issues among people who previously had none, and asks others about their coping mechanisms. - PGen98 mentions increased anxiety and down times, but finds motivation in caring for their mother. - Mist states that their mental health has not been affected. - Lavalamp and Gibby express that the pandemic has exacerbated their existing struggles and irritability. - LittleTooMuch and loneliness report no significant change in their mental health, with loneliness noting a lifelong introversion that somewhat prepared them for the situation. - Spice and loneliness find common ground in their introverted tendencies and prior feelings of isolation. - Butterfly88 points out that their friends' struggles have indirectly affected their own mental health due to reduced support. - Safeinsanity and Nomad describe heightened feelings of anxiety, depression, paranoia, and distress due to the pervasive atmosphere of the pandemic. - Sincerem acknowledges the disruption to their schedule and business, noting an impact on mental reasoning but not to the extent of a mental disorder, attributing their resilience to managing emotions well. Overall, the thread reflects a spectrum of mental health impacts from the pandemic, ranging from minimal to significant, with various coping strategies and personal insights shared by the participants.
I have a lot more down times than I used to, a lot more anxiety about life, the future and those around me. The thing that keeps me "centered" and "in the moment" is having to look after my mother and knowing that she needs me to keep going so she can keep going.
 
Butterfly88 said:
Well it seems it has affected a lot of my friends and as a result they haven't been supporting me nearly as much which has affected me.
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My friends have been struggling more than me it seems. I only have a couple of real life friends left and they have been complaining about being bored the entire time and not being able to cope with the house. I'm used to it with being the introverted one of the group!

Perhaps I could teach them some things for once.
 
The pandemic have really affected my schedule, and halted my offline business, it's simply a regretful time. Truly, it has affected my mental reasoning, but I am not suffering from mental disorder, because I managed my emotions well.
 
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