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Being
Mindful
Towards
Ourselves &Towards Others During COVID-19 Pandemic by Risqi Sofy Dwi Cahyani
[1] for more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has been dominating the news, capturing our minds, stoking our concerns, and triggering, stirring up, or heightening a wide variety of emotions in ways that were unexpected to many of us at the time. It has been wreaking havoc on our lives. [2] it has resulted in the loss of life, the disruption of livelihoods, and severe influence on education today. [3] feeling overwhelmed by a lockdown, as well as making the adjustment to completely adapt to e-learning or working from home, can be challenging. Amidst the global pandemic, we have all had to alter our ways of living and doing our jobs. [4] healthcare employees may be overburdened, overworked, afraid, struggling to balance their time between work and home. Patients who already suffer from anxiety, stress, or mental health problems may feel overwhelmed by the prospect of experiencing additional concern or terror.
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[5] people who abuse substances may become increasingly reliant on anything they can get their hands on to fulfil their addictions. Caregivers may be burdened with an additional load of work. Children and young adults have lost connection to the learning environment they were used to and facilities offered by school, while also facing their own anxieties and fears in their own because of the lack of assistance from sources other than their own family. [6] older individuals have struggled managing themselves and their needs, and may have lost not just external assistance, but they may also have the idea that once one reaches a certain age one is deemed as fragile and no longer valuable. Now, let us throw financial and employment volatility into the equation, and we have a social structure that is under threat. [7] however, despite the hopelessness, dread, and worries, there have been glimpses of a society in which there is a greater feeling of solidarity and compassion. It is normal to feel worried and scared, but prolonged stress may have a negative impact on our mental health and emotional wellbeing. Therefore, the importance of looking after our mental health is equal to that of looking after our physical health.
