40% of French people feel “extreme weariness”

The various restrictions due to the pandemic greatly influence the mental health of the French. 40% feel extreme weariness, with symptoms of stress and anxiety for 35% of them, according to a Diffusis barometer commissioned by Upfeel.io. A feeling particularly due to “constraints, the new rules imposed [qui] are experienced as deprivation of liberty, a concept so important in France“, explains Julie Scouppe, clinical psychologist.”What is easily bearable over a few weeks, exceptionally, is much less bearable over a year or more“.

Main factor in the decline in the mental health of the French, the breakdown of social ties affects more than half of respondents (64%). Wearing a compulsory mask would also contribute to lower morale (45%). The arrival of the health crisis causes cyclical variations in mood for nearly one in two French people. (44%).

The social bond to improve mental health?

To get better, 63% of respondents would like “free wellness support sessions“from companies. 82% of French people also want to benefit from a personal development coach or a psychologist.

See his friends, regaining the freedom to go out or go to a restaurant would, for the majority of respondents, improve their mental health (91%).