Covid: How to deal with social anxiety as restrictions ease

 


The pandemic of COVID-19 has ben really hard for all of us. Isolation and contacting family and friends throught the Internet became somthing common in everyday life. There are people with social anxiety- fear of social sitiuations, or behaving in their group of friends and feeling self-concious. Often, it cause sweating, palipiations and panic attacks. For example, there is Maria- midwife, who is spending most of the pandemic working. She dosen't have much time to talk or text with her friends. Unlike other people, Maria isn't ready for the socializing after ending of the lockdown in England. Also, there is another person with an anxiety- Oli. He doesn't likeloud places, like noghtclubs, he prefers to enjoy places like pubs and bars, where is quiet and there is no croded. Despite of his feeling and thoughts, Oli decided to push himself. He wants to beat his anxiety and live a life he truly deserves.

The article says, that for a lot of people who are suffering from anxiety it will be harder to come back to normal again. Personally, I agree. If socializing was difficult for they before COVID, we don't really know how this people would react soon. When a big part of the society will want to make up for lost time, Oli and Maria can feel lost. Only people with huge willpower and desire to change themself can really beat this fear. 






https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-56323453



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  1. englishdiary21 April 2021 at 01:30

    My worry is that the same applies to school kids. Judging from what I can see during lessons, it may take ages to get kids back to their everyday routines and social relationships from before the pandemic. We've all become a bit unsocial and deregulated.

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