Covid Life | #IamPMH

Where's mental health at

in a public health crisis?

We found ourselves in the unique position of working on public mental health during a public health crisis: we felt it was important to recognise and respond to this. We created Covid Life to document our experience of these times and reflect on what all of this means from a lived experience perspective.

What happens to our mental health during a public health crisis?

Here you will find short entries that explore various aspects of answering this question.

If you would like to submit your own entry, you can do so by following these steps. #IamPublicMentalHealth

NOTE: These entries cannot be copied or reproduced in any way. This includes being used by researchers as data.

COVID LIFE: SOME ENTRIES

McPin

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Emptiness (April 12th) by Mylene

The comforting warmth of the spring sun. The gentle waves of the sea still the same, it’s usual rhythms undisturbed. A slight seaside...

McPin

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Bodies (April 12th) by Mylene

I feel confused. Here we are, in some kind of lockdown. But here is a group of teenagers, playing basketball. Body on body. Over there is...

McPin

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Passover (April 10th) by Gillian

It’s Passover! A story of slavery to freedom Passover is written in the Book of Exodus. On Passover, we celebrate how G‑d took the Jewish...

McPin

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Rationed (April 10th) by Ami

We went for a walk today, in a different park than our local one. It feels so strange to think that that’s now a rarity, something...

McPin

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Keeping fed (April 8th) by Ami

I’ve felt very anxious lately, and for me, with that comes a lot of nausea. I tend not to be hungry when I’m anxious, and I often lose...

This project is supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Public Health Research (SPHR), Grant Reference Number PD-SPH-2015. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.