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Post-pandemic Reality: I Do Not Feel Like My Usual Self<\/p>\n

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CELEST THAM explores the reasons why youths find their post-pandemic selves different from their pre-pandemic selves and the ways to deal with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In psychology definitions, an introvert gets their energy from being in their own company, while an extrovert gets their energy from being with people. Photo by Celest Tham.<\/span><\/p>\n

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May 27, 2022<\/h5>\n

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\u201cNo more group size limits and safe distancing,\u201d is an uplifting piece of news after more than two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. With the new measures, such as the removal of the five people group size limits in place, do youths finally have a reason for cheer?<\/span><\/p>\n

Marissa Ariella, 19, who was previously quite extroverted, feels that the relaxed measures have not had much of an impact on her social life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy social battery drains more and I do not find joy in being at a social event or being in a group setting. I just get extremely drained and want to be alone most of the time,\u201d she says. \u201cNowadays, … I only go out with a [select] group of people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the survey findings from <\/span>TODAY\u2019s Youth Survey in 2021<\/span><\/a>, 54 per cent of 1,066 youth respondents aged between 18 and 35 said that they are now less sociable when compared to their pre-pandemic selves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI loved meeting new people and making new friends. However, come the pandemic, I did not get to have a normal face-to-face [polytechnic] orientation. Everything was online, it felt so impersonal,\u201d says Marissa. \u201cI was incapable of making friends online. I became so much of an introvert after 2020.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Marissa (third from the left) used to hang out with her groups of friends regularly. Photo courtesy of Marissa Ariella.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After months of life under ever-changing restrictions and not being able to freely and safely socialise, has the pandemic made us all introverts?<\/span><\/p>\n

Lily Tan (not her real name), 18, used to be told that she was on the more extreme side of the introversion spectrum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was a lot more timid and shy before, but now, I am slightly more open and more confident,\u201d says Lily. \u201cSince I [was] not actually meeting people face-to-face during the pandemic, that started to change the way I view people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For Lily, the use of online platforms during the pandemic allowed her to be more prepared before meeting people. This has given her more flexibility when she is not at her best.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The different perspectives of different personalities suggest how it is common that people are no longer like their earlier, pre-pandemic selves.<\/span><\/p>\n

A New York Times article named \u201c<\/span>You Can Be a Different Person After the Pandemic<\/span><\/a>\u201d, states that \u201cthe person who emerges from quarantine doesn\u2019t have to be the same old you. Scientists say that people can change their personalities well into adulthood\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rather than a \u2018change\u2019 in personality, Associate Professor Dr Daniel Fung, the chief executive officer of the Institute of Mental Health, addresses it as a response to stress.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDifferent people respond to stress differently. We have hormones that help us to manage change, [and the body] is able to sort of react to certain scenarios that you are not familiar with (in a way that is manageable),\u201d says Dr Fung.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Different people respond to stress differently. We have hormones that help us to manage change, [and the body] is able to sort of react to certain scenarios that you are not familiar with (in a way that is manageable).<\/span><\/p>\n

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As every individual is unique, it is difficult to generalise the reason why this personality shift is happening. However, most young people had something in common during the past two years – they had to grapple with the feelings of social isolation triggered by the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms Megan Tang, a counsellor from <\/span>Limitless<\/span><\/a>, a non-profit organisation that provides counselling for youth, shares her experiences on this phenomenon.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMany of the social experiences we would have in the past came from school and work life. However, most youths have been going through HBL (Home-Based Learning) and have not been able to meet any of their classmates or peers in the past few years,\u201d says Ms Tang. \u201cThis is quite an adjustment for them ever since restrictions started easing up, the initial back and forth of change in restrictions also played a part in their struggle to adapt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Likewise, Dr Fung acknowledges it as a challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n

He says: \u201cYoung people in particular are developing the world. The key thing to achieve is to separate from their family of origin, to move out and be independent. If the process is disrupted, they are not given the opportunity to relate with others due to the pandemic, it creates additional stress.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

However, looking on the bright side, Marissa finds her introverted self to be more \u201csustainable\u201d and \u201cpractical\u201d, as she has learnt to set boundaries when it comes to attending planned events and meeting friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you are an extrovert, you put yourself out there to be very vulnerable with everybody, but an introvert is kind of guarded, you are very selective to whom you are opening up to,\u201d says Marissa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of boundaries, experts have some similar suggestions to better cope with the changes in one\u2019s lifestyle, seeing that the bustling social life is making a comeback.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTake it one day at a time, create boundaries and find ways to destress. Don’t compare yourself with what others may be going through and have a set expectation to conform [to],\u201d says Ms Tang. \u201cSpeak to someone who can help identify your issues with adjustment and build awareness on how it’s affecting you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Peer-to-peer support is indeed crucial and helpful. During the time when most Covid-19 restrictions were still in place, Lily received care from her friends when she was not able to effectively bond with her peers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was not one to use social media much and I rarely chat with them in group chats, so I slowly got excluded. But after some time my friends realised that, so they set up times to do video calls,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cListen to one another without judgement, validate each other’s feelings and thoughts. I think a lot of comfort comes from knowing we aren’t alone in our experiences. Don’t be dismissive and don’t silence or shame people,\u201d Ms Tang adds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Listen to one another without judgement, validate each other’s feelings and thoughts. I think a lot of comfort comes from knowing we aren’t alone in our experiences. Don’t be dismissive and don’t silence or shame people.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this day and age where society has become more digitised, the community has become more virtual and there are well-developed websites and online resources that allow people to provide more practical support. One of them is psychology first aid (PFA), suggested by Dr Fung.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWHO (World Health Organisation) has a document that teaches you ways to offer psychological first aid, such as [looking] out for problems, [listening] to the individual, [helping] them to cope better, and [linking] them up to resources for further help,\u201d he explains.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The PFA manual that can be found and downloaded on WHO\u2019s website. Screenshot taken from <\/span>WHO’s website<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before we have seemingly realised it, pre-pandemic life has returned, though not exactly. The process of re-acclimating to social life, and getting in touch with our pre-pandemic selves seems daunting and stressful. However, by acknowledging transitional periods where things may not go back to how they were, we can be more patient and open-minded when discovering different versions of ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

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