For much of the past 12 months we have been dealing with a pandemic that has taken an enormous toll on our health, wealth and general sense of wellbeing.
Another harsh lockdown brings new challenges — but at least, with the roll-out of a mass Covid-19 vaccination programme, the end is in sight.
Now though, another pandemic is beginning to kick in — a psychological one that comes as a direct result of the acute sense of jeopardy we have been living with for so long.
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I get that. Many mornings during this pandemic I've woken feeling troubled by something I can't quite put my finger on — unnerved by goodness-knows-what before I've had a chance to even set two feet on the floor.
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They are being inundated with pleas for help from people suffering from stress, insomnia, low self-esteem, strained relationships and a general sense of unhappiness, says Paul McKenna (above)
I'd be surprised if you haven't felt a similar sense of foreboding, to a greater or lesser extent, in recent months.
Perhaps you've also seen your sleep disrupted and lack motivation, your confidence in your own abilities having been knocked by so much uncertainty.
People frequently tell me that their relationships with family and friends seem particularly fractured right now.
First of all, let me offer some reassurance: this is all perfectly normal.