Covid-19 has a rather hypnotic effect on us. The hypnosis of such intensity is imposed on us by others as well as by ourselves. Because of the constant monitoring of the number of confirmed infections, the hospitalised, and deceased, our society has become fearful; and the more we are subjected to distressing emotions, the more susceptible we are to hypnosis and mental imbalance.
We became chaotically mesmerised
We became chaotically mesmerised
First, let's take a look at what is actually happening during this period and how the hypnosis affects us. Over the past two years, we have faced numerous lockdowns and daily changes, which were reported by the media. We were faced with reduced social contact and working from home, while at the same time, fear of infecting both ourselves and our loved ones was increasing.
We became chaotically mesmerised
We became chaotically mesmerised
All of this has exacerbated mental health issues.
The media coverage has become ingrained in our subconscious, and even when we were not directly exposed to listening to various grim scenarios, we were still able to picture them vividly in our minds. But sometimes, however, we could not even know that we were thinking about the situation, and we just simply felt fear, anger, rage, anxiety, and other negative emotions. Our bodies started to corrode, and we became restless. We could feel the pressure in our chests, the quickening of the pulse, pressure building up in our heads, and so it was ‘easy’ to become hostile at our colleagues and family members, lose the will to work entirely, or isolate ourselves to an even greater extent than was necessary.
Recently, we have often been the victims of hypnosis by the media, and we are partly responsible for it ourselves. Namely, we actually tell ourselves that evoke negativity. If this persists and we are unable to break free from the vicious circle of hypnosis, this can give rise to mental disorders, which are actually intensified sadness, fear, guilt, anger, and other uncomfortable emotions.
