The Pandemic May Be Putting Your Brain In ‘Hibernation Mode’

With the COVID-19 pandemic including socialization. Many living standards have also changed. The concrete situation that most clearly shows this change is that people feel more tired, sleepy and asocial than before the pandemic. Despite the lifting of the restrictions and the transition to normalization, many people are more exhausted and reluctant to perform activities such as meetings, meetings and visits within the scope of socialization.

Individuals who get up in the morning and go to work or school now find it harder to get out of bed and constantly feel insomnia. The answer to those who questioned the reason for this situation came from mental health experts. Experts do this “psychological hibernation” defines as. Accordingly, the human brain, which works in low stimulating environments during the pandemic process and gets used to this situation, has difficulty adapting to higher stimulating environments.

Routines need to be maintained

An article published in the London-based journal The New Statesman stated that this definition emerged after a research conducted in Antarctica in 2018. According to this research, people who move to Antarctica feel better than people who live in the inner and central parts of the world. they felt less energetic and even more bored. Upon this result, the researchers determined that the social and emotional capacities of these people decreased and they entered the psychological hibernation process.

General Secretary of the Turkish Psychiatric Association, Psychiatrist Dr. Emre Mutlu, his symptoms very similar to burnout syndrome Stating that this situation arises due to the intense work of the stress mechanism in the pandemic, he said, “The body and mind know that the danger has not completely passed and it is trying to transfer its energy to more vital things to protect us, despite all normalization.” Mutlu stated that he needed time to recover, “While the work of the brain and mind continues in a certain habit, it takes some time to change this.‘ he declared.

To fix this problem completely routines should be maintained. Happy said, “This, too, has a habit process and it has to be gradual. You may not be able to start exercising again when you used to do sports, but you can start walking around the house for 5-10 minutes. While you used to go to the gym for half an hour, this time you can go for 10 minutes.‘ he said.