- A Pandemic is not just a medical condition if
affects almost everyone and causes stress, anxiety. The
COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on people mental
health. It drastically affected everyone across the world.
This was a difficult time for all of us as we heared about
the spread of COVID-19 from all over the world, through
social media, television, family, friends and other sources.
The most common emotion faced by all was fear.
Uncertainity & isolation affected people’s mental health.
It involved all the age groups. It has caused
unprecedented disruption to daily life. This paper will
review the Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on mental
health and to emphasize on Relaxation strategies to deal
with Anxiety. It concluded that Effect of COVID-19 on
mental health was found to be higher among each section
of our society and It can be resolved by implementing
various interventions on time otherwise it may lead to
perilous situation.
Keywords : Depression, Anxiety, Stress, COVID-19.