The hug room .. and the priority of mental health

How pleased I was with the news attached to a group of warm pictures that bring some peace and comfort to the soul. The Domenico Sartor Home for Elderly Care, near Venice, Italy, has designated a place called the “hugging room” where elderly people can meet their relatives, embrace them and hold their hands while staying Separated by gloves and a plastic isolation wall to maintain the prevention measures against the emerging corona virus to prevent the transmission of infection to these elderly people while ensuring physical contact that helps maintain the mental and emotional integrity of the residents in the care home.

We are all aware of the difficult psychological conditions accompanying the long-running pandemic on our planet, dozens of reports speak of terrifying heights in anxiety, tension, sleep disturbances and various psychological challenges that attack some relentlessly and cause harm to them in the medium or long term! According to the testimonies of specialized doctors in several countries, the number of people diagnosed with depression at all levels is on the increase. Specialists talk about the danger of psychological accumulations that their owners may not feel in their early stages, social and professional isolation, financial problems and reduced human interaction associated with a decrease in physical effort due to closures and thus staying for long periods in limited places and the practice of poor routine that is repeated on a daily basis, all of these are factors that It directly affects mental health, and we are well aware of its impact on physical and mental health as well.

We are surrounded by multiple family and social circles, including a percentage of those who are exposed to great pressures due to the current circumstances. Try to support them, even with a kind word, or solve some of their simple problems as much as possible. Let your humanity breathe with love and generosity. His work and his income, there are those who suffer silently, for not everyone who suffers speak, do not wait for the complaint of the tongue, some of them do not know it, and some of them prevent him from expressing himself with pride! Hurry up to support them with love and containment with what you can before they reach the stage of despair, God forbid! That is a stage we do not wish for anyone.

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