Coping with Covid’s Mental Health Effects 

How young adults have learned to face the realities of Covid-19

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Covid-19 has had a significant impact on everyone, especially young adults who are newly living on their own. It has produced many challenges that no one could have prepared for. The pandemic impacted mental health more significantly in the 18-24 year old demographic than any other, according to Dr. Shekhar Saxena of the Harvard School of Public Health. 

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Learning to cope with these feelings and overcome the tribulations of the pandemic has been a struggle for many, but it is not impossible. In this podcast, my cousin Katrina and I delve into the hardships we’ve faced as young adults learning to navigate the world on our own during a global pandemic. 

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According to an Active Minds Survey conducted with college students in April 2020, 80% of college students reported loneliness, sadness, stress, and anxiety due to the pandemic. The harsh realities of being in solitude have come to light for a lot of people. For young adults especially, are learning to make new friends and make a life of their own and the pandemic has made it increasingly more difficult to do so. 

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Learning to be on your own has taken on a whole new meaning with the pandemic. It no longer is just living on your own, but it is now being completely alone. Learning to live with yourself and your thoughts is daunting to many, but there are ways to cope and even grow from this experience. “I actually got to know myself better with the time that I got to spend with myself. Kind of forced into having to spend that much time alone with the quarantine process and everything, and I’ve actually, like, learned better coping mechanisms” Katrina says in the podcast. To see what her coping mechanisms are listen to the episode! This podcast offers tips and tricks for navigating the pandemic on your own in hopes of providing insight or guidance to those who need it.