and it has had a profound impact on mental health, according to the who, affecting different groups in varied ways. in a poll of 29,000 people by globe scan, commissioned by the bbc, 36% say they feel better now than they did even before the pandemic, while 27% say they feel worse. people in vietnam were particularly positive. in ho chi minh city s harsh lockdown last year, ngan could not leave the house, even to buy food, and she had a newjob and a new baby to content with. when surveyed, women were more likely than men to say the pandemic negatively affected their mental health. for some time, i was so exhausted, and if i needed some time for myself, i just went to the toilet, and stayed there for a few minutes. then after you get, ok, breath in, breath out. but the survey suggests that
ngan could not leave the house, even to buy food, and she had a newjob and a new baby to content with. when surveyed, women were more likely than men to say the pandemic negatively affected their mental health. for some time, i was exhausted, and if i needed some time for myself, i just went to the toilet, and stayed there for a few minutes. then after you get, ok, breath in, breath out. but the survey suggests that parents of children under 18 are faring better now, on average, than most other groups. i think for me, it is easy for me to recover, because i was so busy with what s happening in daily life. you know, about work, about my child, and then i need to take some rest and then learn chinese. i am braver after the covid. if i want to do something, then ijust do it, yeah, don t delay. therapist vi has been surprised to see how well her clients are recovering and she has an idea why.