back to the old normal but will be stepping into a future fraught with anxiety as social distancing and economic hardship is still likely to be the normthe lockdown will be lifted eventually but that doesnt mean life goes back to what it was some changes have happened and some of them are going to stay we are going to coexist with the virus for some time till we develop immunity or a vaccine is found says psychiatrist dr n rangarajanits going to be strange when we restart we wont be able to greet each other with a hug children may be wearing masks to school and wont be able to eat out of a friends dabbalife in lockdown can seem an attractive proposition for some if all their needs are met while sitting at home he adds i am doing tele consults for patients i have always resisted doing it but now it can be convenient as the patient neednt come to the clinic and wait i am doing it from the convenience of my home its tough with new cases but works for followups though we need to have a facetoface consultation once in six months says dr rangarajan