The PsyCreative Column

  Productive Coping with A Pandemic 101 Our history is a testament to the fact that we have and will overcome any hurdles we face. Presently we battle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has impacted every aspect of our lives physically, mentally, emotionally, financially and socially. we fared through this somehow and now each of us have our own ways of dealing with it, consequently bringing us to the question where do we stand in coping with th e pandemic?  Psychologically, coping refers to consciously adopting thoughts or behaviors ailing to demands of internal or external situations that are perceived to be stressful. The said behaviors may help but are not necessarily positive in their outcomes. This is evident from happenings around us: by the end of march, 2020 an increase of 262% in the online sales of alcohol was reported in the U.S as compared to 2019 [1], 47 % of adults from a study by a healthcare cover provider giant said the pandemic stress and anxiety is making them ea

  The New Normal   The Coronavirus pandemic has brought about dramatic changes in all of our lives. The pandemic has changed how we live, work, comprehend and communicate. In less than a year the virus has compelled us to adapt to the new lifestyle it has built for us. The virus has led to a drastic destruction of mankind, economic recession, extreme poverty, scarcity of resources and unemployment. The rise in unemployment was caused due to the rapid spread of the virus worldwide. The coronavirus exposed the world’s fragile food supply chain and could endanger millions of people’s lives. Some people who had the access to food couldn’t afford it due to unemployment or how hard poverty had struck them.  The future being so uncertain has created stress and fear among people. The significant changes to our daily lives because of the pandemic have a huge impact on our mental health. Social distance limits our freedom of movement which has forced us to adapt to the new normal of working fro

  Living Life Through The Screen  About two years ago the world changed forever. The COVID-19 virus not only caused terrible loss of human life but it also transformed the structure and functioning of our society as we know it. For the longest time the only preventive solution for the  Corona Virus was isolation and quarantine. But the world adapted to the new normal, as  students we experienced a whole new mode of schooling, as professionals we applied different methods to get the job done and as social creatures we found alternatives to real life interaction. And all of this was truly possible because of the internet.   Even though it doesn’t feel like it, the internet is a fairly new entity but it has completely taken over our lives. Before the pandemic, its prevalence though significant wasn’t universal but now, there is no alternative to the internet. Without the net the world would have no leg to stand on. As an overview, the advantages of the internet seriously outweigh its disa

Your Mind In The World Of Isolation Imagine living in a world without social interactions, contacts, and relationships with friends, family, and even your neighbors. What a dull world that would be. And come to think of it, would we be able to survive in such conditions? A world without physical human interactions of any sort! Would we?   What is Social Isolation? 'Isolation'. A word that has become very popular after the Covid outbreak, gave us a little peek into that life. Those who have experienced it would know that spending even 14 days in 'isolation' feels like an eternity. Even the people with the strongest mental states would falter, and feel the need for social interactions by the tenth day. In such conditions, it has become necessary to be aware of how we can help ourselves and those around us when suffering from social isolation conditions. But to do that effectively, we must first understand what Social Isolation is.  Whether you are aged two or a hundred an