Starting conversations on mental health online

Premila: Many are afraid to reach out for fear of being stigmatised or seen as weak by loved ones, friends, colleagues or employers. So they internalise it and try to cope on their own.

THE Covid-19 pandemic has changed the lives of people worldwide in countless ways, and not all of it have been for the better.While the unprecedented disruption led to innovation across various sectors such as commerce, education and healthcare, the reduction in social activity and human interaction adversely impacted people’s mental health.

Humans are social creatures. Being isolated from friends and loved ones in the new normal was not easy.