The cuddle room … and the priority of mental health

How happy I was with this news attached to a group of warm photos that bring some peace and comfort to the soul. The home of “Domenico Sartor” near Venice, Italy has designated a place called “the hugging room” where the elderly can meet their loved ones, kiss them and hold hands while remaining Separated by gloves and a wall of plastic insulation to keep the corona virus prevention measures emerging to prevent transmission of infection to these elderly people while ensuring physical contact that helps maintain the mental and emotional integrity of residents of the nursing home.

We are all aware of the difficult psychological conditions that accompany the long and horrific pandemic on our planet, dozens of reports speak of terrifying heights in terms of anxiety, tension, sleep disturbances and various psychological challenges that attack them. relentlessly and harm them in the medium or long term! According to the testimonies of medical specialists in several countries, the number of people diagnosed with depression at all levels is constantly increasing. Specialists talk about the danger of psychological accumulation that their owners may not feel in their early stages, social and professional isolation, financial problems and the reduction in human interaction associated with a decrease in physical exertion in due to the periods of closure and therefore to stay for long periods in limited places and the practice of a bad routine which is repeated on a daily basis, all factors which 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 under great pressure due to current circumstances. Try to provide them with support even with a kind word or solve some of their simple problems as possible. Let your humanity breathe with love and tender. There are those who have had a newborn baby and his income is reduced due to these circumstances. His work and his income, there are those who suffer in silence, because all those who suffer do not speak, do not wait for the complaint of the language, some do not know, and some of them prevent it from express themselves with pride! Hurry to support them with all the love and restraint with what you can before they reach the stage of despair, God forbid! It is a step that we do not wish on anyone.