fear even after a few years for nowanuja kapur psychologist and human rights activist says stress and panic attacks were reported to be on the rise in comparison to the prepandemic period and even people with depression or anxiety disorders who were in remission faced a relapse people with obsessivecompulsive disorder ocd are in a state of panic especially as their constant hand wash urges are overpowering and will overpower themechoing anuja prachi kohli counseling psychologist apollo spectra hospital delhi says the concept of sanitisation has increased over time leading to obsessive thoughts about cleaning which is hampering the daily activitieszoom fatigue is realpic istockworking remotely surely taught us the news module of working within the comforts of our homes but one of the biggest downsides of wfh is the fatigue that one feels after attending virtual meetings and webinars for extended hours even kids who are attending online classes are suffering from zoom fatigue stressful and prolonged virtual work meetings and the overuse of social media amid the pandemic and a struggle to strike a worklife balance will continue to pose a threat to peoples emotional wellbeing resulting in a feeling of tiredness jyoti kapoormadan renowned consultant psychiatrist at paras hospital gurugramcoronasomina is keeping people wide awakepic istockthe smartphone addict generation was already complaining of sleep disorders when the pandemic turned their issue into coronasomnia due to stress and anxiety everything thats going on right now can make people more vulnerable to insomnia says philip cheng phd clinical psychologist and research scientist at the sleep disorders center at henry ford health system dr garima pandey a psychologist from patna says the pandemic has made us more lonely and the struggle to balance worklife and overindulgence of social media have wrecked our body clocks in the pandemic resulting in coronasomnia in many triggered by anxiety fear and stress the number of people complaining of not being able to sleep is on rising the pandemic becoming a stressor in everyones lives as a result of a never seen never experienced before crisis sleeprelated issues have seen a spike it has been more than eight months that i have been struggling to sleep i cant stop worrying about my old parenting getting infected or the work pressure the fear of not having my job when i wake up the next morning doesnt let me sleep peacefully at night says kanika gupta it professionssocial distancing social isolationwith the lockdown social distancing and people being confined to their houses the pandemic has certainly made us more and more lonely thus social isolation has become a pressing issue public speaker mental health advocate and cofounder and ceo of yuvaa nikhil taneja says the pandemic altered our social interactions and is likely to bring forth unwanted changes in our social behaviour in the future too pic istockour social interactions have changed and for humans facetime and zoom calls cant replace the human touch unlike the precorona age now when you have a bad day you