‘Peoples mental health in lockdown has gone through phases,’ says Deborah Frances-White, comedian and host of The Guilty Feminist podcast. ‘At first everyone was in shock and slight denial, then it went into depression and sadness. Then it turned into coping mechanisms where people were like “This is fine. I’m doing really well. I'm really coping.”
Deborah is perfectly placed to assess the moods of the nation during lockdown, because throughout this painfully challenging time she has been focusing her energy on keeping the nation entertained with her new Instagram series The New Normal. Posting every weekday at 6pm, Deborah interviews various women about feminism and mental health in lockdown, most recently, Grazia’s editor-in-chief Hattie Brett.
According to research Grazia collated in partnership with Instagram for Mental Health Awareness Week, nearly three quarters of women aged 25-54 feel they need help for anxiety, depression or loneliness caused by lockdown and the coronavirus crisis. Nearly half said lockdown has had a negative impact on their mental health with 49% stating that loneliness has been particularly challenging.‘We have lost control over everything,’ says Deborah.
‘The tiny things we can control have become so important,’ she says. ‘Even if it’s just what we have for lunch every day or what time we eat or finish work. I have the same thing for lunch every day, I've never done that before in my life.’
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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