Tag: #covid19

  • Covid Helplessness

    We have been hit with a terrible wave of infections, and this time, a lot closer to home than ever before. We all respond differently to it – fear, sadness, anger, numbness, frustration, or all of the above. A collective feeling is the sense of helplessness. We do not know what we can do to […]

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  • Restless Nights

    This pandemic period has seen an unfortunate increase in the number of people seeking therapy. Most of them complain that they sleep less as compared to pre-Covid days. Worrying about the unprecedented imbalance and inconsistency in our lives has contributed to disrupted or fragmented sleep.   What’s been going on? ·      Anxious thoughts When […]

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  • Toxic productivity

    Humans excel at putting pressure on themselves – the pressure to perform and the pressure to be perfect. An extreme work ethic links identity and self-worth to performance and in 2020, it could develop into the perfect storm of a happenstance that serves to demotivate. A once conscientious worker becomes demotivated as one’s raison d’etre […]

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  • Loneliness: Covid-19 Edition

    Through Covid-19, we’ve gotten used to being cooped up in our homes with minimal contact with people. We’ve distanced ourselves by burying ourselves in work, spending time only with the people we’re living with, all the while being a bit hesitant to try out new virtual means of connection. While this change has been forced […]

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