After being confined in our houses for over two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, persons are slowly however absolutely returning to the previous methods of the world this 2023.
While going again to the “old normal” appears very acquainted, are there any psychological modifications persons are experiencing?
According to Dr. Joan Perez-Rifareal, a licensed psychiatrist and psychological well being advocate, any type of transition, massive or small, may trigger somebody to really feel “shaken.”
“With any form of transition, from an online class to physical classrooms or working from home to physical offices, nagkakaroon [tayo] ng feeling na kailangan magadjust, mag-adapt,” she stated in “The Howie Severino Podcast.”
“At with these, nagkakaroon also ng emotional changes or mga emotional reaction like for example, napansin natin ito noong start ng transition of going back sa outside world, nagkakaroon tayo ng anxiety. Ito yung pangamba, takot,” she added.
The psychiatrist stated that these emotions are completely legitimate and is collectively known as “re-entry panic syndrome.”
“It’s panic and anxiety,” she stated. “Kasi takot pa rin ang mga tao kasi we know na nasa pandemya pa rin tayo, the virus is still here, the virus is still out there. So may takot pa rin.”
To fight re-entry panic syndrome, Dr. Joan suggests establishing a routine that works for you every day.
“So make sure that we follow that schedule, routine to give us a sense of structure to our day. It is very helpful to have that routine and structure,” she stated.
—Hermes Joy Tunac/MGP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
