ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇss #1 𝐏𝐫𝐞 & 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬. Back in the days of usual daily routines, no curfews, no restrictions on social gatherings and freedom of almost everything, life was quite flowing well. Deep in the corners of many homes were individuals reaching out for help. Mental Health was becoming a daily killer of good health. From zero to mild symptoms were noticed atleast by one or the other. Lives were saved, suicides were minimized, voilence was controlled and mental health issues was looked into. Moving on, came this pandemic where daily routines changed, lockdowns replaced freedom, curfew became the new sleeping benchmark for many, events were managed with allowed number of people and with less cost. Life started getting hard, deep in areas of low voices were burried the deadful acts of violence, inequality, suicidal thoughts and future worries to economical situations of individual. This all were leading to a present where Mental Health became the behind the scene issues because everyone was busy innovating to start earning. Hardly family members, friends, mates or colleague got together, talking about thei high and lows. Mental Health check was getting buried deep in a sack of problematic tired people. To conclude, there's difference of sky and land in pre and post lockdown. It is not just about not being able to talk to the person you are most comfortable with but also about the pressures that an individual now has to withstand. Financial Situations are not as expected, loans and bills are not reducing as per plan. Education is not being continued as the trend, media becoming the new hotline, gathering and bondings are now an unusual trend. Mental Health afffected the most yet hardly anyone reaches I suppose. It is not just the fear of telling but the deeper scare of self defaming, being laughed on or devalued personality. #mentalhealthawarness #prepostlockdown #comparingstories #shortnonfictiontale #covid19 #writer #poet #freelancer #article https://www.instagram.com/p/CBO1ME5Jyoy/?igshid=zmcz170nb888