Mental health due to COVID-19

 

We can all agree that we have faced many mental challenges over the past year and a half, from social isolation to fearing for our lives.

 

With President Cyril Ramaphosa changing lockdown levels regularly, South Africans have been affected by the pandemic and the restrictions that followed. Unfortunately, it also came with the mental challenges of having to cope with the current socio-economic conditions.

 

A study conducted in Soweto showed that up to 20% of participants experienced anxiety, fear and “over-thinking” because of the pandemic. The report made it clear that crime and socio-economic inequality in South Africa have heightened the effects of severe mental stress. (How to cope with COVID’s mental health tsunami, By Liberty Group LTD)

 

Liberty’s Dr Dominque Stott says that the best treatment for serious mental health issues is supportive therapy, medication, and time to reset. However, patients’ fear that if they take time off work to focus on themselves, they will lose their monthly income and increase the stress within the family.

 

According to Dr Stott, one solution is to have an income protection benefit. If your doctor prescribes leave for a month or more, you can have peace of mind knowing that your income is protected. This will allow you time away from the stresses of the working environment. Your family would be financially secured until you are ready to face the world.

 

Being insured will allow you to focus on rebuilding yourself until you are ready to come back stronger.

 

DM me today so we can ensure that you never have to choose between work or your mental wellbeing.

 

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