COVID-19 Survivor's Guilt Is Real—Here's How to Cope With It
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COVID-19 Survivor's Guilt IsReal — Here's How to Cope With It.Mental health professionals say they've been seeingan uptick in people showing signs of survivor's guilt.Survivor's guilt is this emotionaldistress that can happen whenwe go through something difficultor traumatic, and we survive it, Ernesto Lira de la Rosa, PhD.COVID survivor's guilt is a huge emotional burdento carry during an already taxing time in history.It can also cause insomnia, make it difficult to functionin day-to-day life, and isolate you from loved ones.And if COVID survivor's guilt drags on forfour weeks or more, it may become a typeof post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Experts say that talking about what you'regoing through with people you trust canbe the first step toward finding peace
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