Democrat shutdowns lead to mental health crisis and Biden wants to repeat it

Epoch Times:

A basket of worries—spurred by anxieties related to job security, financial instability, grief from death, or loneliness—are plaguing an increasing number of Americans living amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its shutdown measures.

Among 5,412 Americans surveyed at the end of June, 41 percent reported at least one adverse mental or behavioral health condition, according to an Aug. 14 Morbidity and Mortality report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The number is higher among younger adults between the ages of 18 and 24, with 75 percent of respondents reporting experiencing at least one condition.

Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a clinical psychologist who specializes in stress and anxiety, has noticed “a huge surge in depression, suicidality, and anxiety during the pandemic,” she told The Epoch Times. Manly has participated in a number of programs to help those affected, including virtual group sessions, free mental health videos, and individual therapy work.

Just over 10 percent of adults reported seriously considering suicide in the previous 30 days before June, the CDC said, approximately twice the number reported in 2018.

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 stands at 176,223, according to Aug. 24 data from the CDC, and at least 5.68 million cases.

A growing number of tragedies, coupled with the uncertainty of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, is spurring a similar mindset to a restless period that occurred after 9/11, according to Carole Lieberman, a doctor, psychiatrist, and author.

She also warned about the negative effects of a fearmongering media.

“We’ve heard about the horrible, lonely deaths that patients with COVID-19 suffer because they’re in quarantine,” Lieberman told The Epoch Times. “Forced isolation through stay-at-home mandates can cause many physical and psychological problems including anxiety, depression, and suicide.”

Lockdown restrictions and the pandemic itself are taking a severe mental toll on many, something that needs to be addressed and prepared for, mental health experts say.

It should “absolutely” be treated as a national health crisis, according to Nicole Avena, assistant professor of neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and a visiting professor of health psychology at Princeton University. ...

President Trump expressed concern about the effects of the lockdown early on.  In some weeks deaths from suicide outnumbered deaths from the virus in California and other Democrat lockdown states. Joe Biden has said he would impose a nationwide lockdown to "stop the virus" based on "science."  Dealing with all the aspects of a shutdown appears to be beyond his mental capacity.