enteave_tzvi t1_iqmjepp wrote on October 1, 2022 at 2:08 PM

Reply to comment by winston_everlast in Hello! We're Tzvi Prochnik and Adam Paine, specialists in mental health. by enteave_adam

I think loneliness plays a big part in the reason people come to see me for counseling. While I can't speak to how it might have been different before the pandemic, I hadn't started practicing as a psychotherapist yet--maybe Adam could speak more to this point. But, at least right now it feels like many of the clients that I see list loneliness as a major contributing factor to their mental health issues. Many people report feeling a lack of camaraderie and sense of purpose that they had when they were going in person to their offices or social events, that now is severely lacking. It seems that many people are having to adjust to the new reality that the pandemic has created and it isn't always a smooth transition.

enteave_adam OP t1_iqmk42s wrote on October 1, 2022 at 2:13 PM

Totally agreed with you Tzvi. It's just such a different world now, and we're all still figuring it out.

Even before the pandemic, I would see a lot of people feeling lonely and isolated, especially here in Austin where a lot of folks were working from home even before covid. I think the pandemic just accelerated the issue.