"Throughout human history, people have always been afraid of incurable and life-threatening diseases. The most feared epidemic of recent times is the corona virus epidemic, which emerged in Wuhan, China and causes the disease called Covid-19. While the virus has spread to more than 100 countries, it has managed to affect people psychologically in a very negative way, even though it was not seen in our country at first.
Crises occur unexpectedly and create some negative effects. After the statement made by our Minister of Health, people panicked and their existing crisis psychology was negatively affected. While individuals experience fear, panic, stress and anxiety with a lot of true or false information on social media, sleep and nutrition problems, as well as obsessive thoughts and phobias, have become very common mental disorders. We see that people exhibit behaviors such as not being in public environments and avoiding the use of public transportation in order to protect themselves from the epidemic, and that they have difficulty focusing on their daily life rituals and work.
Is It Right to Panic or Stay Calm?
The fear and anxiety experienced by people as a result of the epidemic causes people to become aware of their health, and the measures taken to protect themselves are It also provided information about precautions. If we consider that the thing that scares people the most and that they have difficulty in coping with is uncertainty, the lack of treatment, the occurrence of deaths every day in the world, and the fact that it is seen in our country can cause fear of death in a person. In order to protect our psychological health, it is necessary to raise awareness about the epidemic. First of all, we need to get out of panic, without focusing on uncertainties, accepting the situation and taking precautions without disrupting our daily rituals. If you cannot overcome your anxiety and panic, or if you have phobias about the situation, you should consult a specialist.
Fear is Contagious! We always fear what we don't know. If everyone in social life shares their fear or anxiety about the issue, the fear and anxiety experienced by people will increase. They leave their environment. It is known that the panic situation experienced by people with the fear of the future when the virus arrived makes them feel helpless and stuck. In order to reduce this emotional state, it will be effective to reduce the epidemic in our daily lives, get information from healthy and reliable sites, and take individual precautions against the epidemic. It is quite possible for individuals diagnosed with hypochondriasis or obsessive-compulsive disorder to phobically avoid all kinds of situations and places that may even slightly increase the possibility of contracting the disease. As the person tries to control his/her mind and avoids problems in work, family, romantic and social relationships, the person's quality of life decreases and a secondary psychological disorder such as parallel depression is experienced.
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