I don't know if it's just my impression, but I think now with all the successive lockdowns, I've become aware of more accidents of all kinds occurring. The other night we were disturbed by a bang outside and going out we saw that a car accident had happened up our street. Fortunately, nobody was hurt, but the cars were a bit of a mess.
Lockdown fatigue has been described worldwide as a state of exhaustion caused by the long-term effects of COVID-19 and the changes it has caused to every aspect of your life. It is a state experienced when people have had to come to terms with a virus that has affected their life, including their freedom, and which has continued for months, sometimes with no end in sight until vaccination has become widespread or an effective treatment is in wide use.
If you are feeling demotivated, sluggish or exhausted despite potentially having more downtime due to a disrupted routine, you could well be suffering from lockdown fatigue. If your nerves are on edge, if you feel jittery, if you get into more arguments, behave in uncharacteristic ways, yes, you guessed it, you could have lockdown fatigue. No surprise then of news of more accidents, more affrays, more crimes...
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I think here in India accidents have decreased during the lockdown since there are less vehicles on the road. But the crime rate has increased because more people are out of work and are getting desperate.
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