exhausting. Dr Sumera Shahaney, head of clinical operations at Thriva who also works in the NHS, has noted what is referred to as ‘pandemic fatigue’. “This is usually felt as an inner weariness or worthlessness – many of the things you might associate with mild depression,” explains Dr Shahaney, who says she often sees this associated with feelings of hopelessness about the pandemic. “Many people have now accepted that life has changed,” she adds, “but we have lost resilience – we have no control over the future and are unable to see an end point.” Related... On top of that, we’re also more stressed generally, engaging in an awful lot of screen time, moving about far less, and plenty of us are having a rubbish night’s sleep to boot.