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Mental Health
By Rekha Isaac, Olivia Kim, & Shailani Skoretz
As the spread of COVID-19 continues to keep us quarantined indoors, the mental health of many people has begun to weaken. With limited ways of keeping in contact with each other, it’s difficult to create a sense of community during this time. On top of all of this, people are facing the cancellation of so many events they had been looking forward to. In particular, the senior students have lost their last months together and many memories are no longer able to be made. All of these things are having a negative effect on the mental health of students, and it’s important to know how to keep your mental state healthy. Connecting with others has been taken for granted too often. Oftentimes, we may find ourselves passing by a classmate at school, and we may say hello just as a friendly greeting. However, with these
new restrictions in place, in order to contact someone, it takes effort, and it may not come as naturally. This can
lead some people to develop symptoms of depression and anxiety since loneliness has never been more present. Adjusting to this new lifestyle can put enormous pressure on students as well as faculty. It is hard to gauge how much homework is necessary to make up for
the missed hours in school or how much homework is too much. Finding a balance of homework, self-care, and proper mental health is extremely difficult at this uncertain time. It is important for people to understand what mental health is, and that it is a completely valid issue that many face. Mental health encompasses a person’s psychological and emotional well-being, and if this is not properly taken care of, it can spiral into more serious conditions such as depression and anxiety. Sometimes, it can also be a result of environment, genetics, or other factors as well. With students and teachers facing loads of school work each day on top of stress from COVID-19, it is important for them to learn to take a moment to breathe. If things are starting to feel too overwhelming, students
