How Are You Coping? Is the Pandemic Hurting Your Mental Health? | Be Your Own Brand of Sexy

These are trying times where most people live with terrible amounts of uncertainty as the situation with this pandemic doesn’t seem to improve anything soon.

And understandably, many people are downright scared. There are a lot of questions popping up these days:

* Will we and our loved ones stay healthy?
* Will our financial wellbeing be affected?
* Will they ever find a cure, vaccine, or an effective treatment so that we can safely leave our homes again?

As if these questions weren’t bad enough to make one spiral through neverending thoughts of despair, there are other things to worry about these days: quarantine, and what that implies, isolation, or the death of a loved one. Then, there’s always the possibility of a supply shortage, from medication to protective equipment, food, and even toilet paper.

There’s also misinformation, which can be rampant during the pandemic, and make everyone feel even more confused or afraid. For example, for a while everyone seemed to have a different opinion on face masks — do they help? Are they useless? Should they only be worn by the people who are infected? Now, many places actually require you to wear a facemask or cover…