Holy Resilience
Over the last year, to varying degrees, we have all experienced the unnatural feeling of not being able to connect with others. Professor Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and Association for Psychological Science, cites research suggesting that the immediate effects of social isolation related to the pandemic have already been observed. There have been surges in mental health concerns, substance abuse and domestic violence. Preliminary surveys suggest that even within the first month of COVID-19, loneliness increased from 20% to 30%, and emotion...
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