![]() Since the virus has posed a major health risk, it would make sense for more people than ever to choose the new year to resolve to improve their own health. They are likely to be realised in some form throughout the year, when hopefully the driving emotions become less intense. Guilt-driven resolutions are driven by powerful emotions. People who survived a COVID infection while a loved one did not, in particular, often experience strong feelings of guilt. "Revenge resolutions" are not usually helpful adaptations and may spring from a sense of guilt arising from not being able to save their loved one or spend time with them. Negative resolutions, often driven by strong feelings of anger and despair, might be vows to seek revenge or punish those who may seem responsible for the death of their relative or friend. A pact or vow made with or to a deceased loved one to "live life better" can be a powerful, positive motivator to change bad health habits such as smoking, excessive drinking or gambling, although professional help is advisable to ensure safe and lasting change. Positive resolutions might be commitments to honour the deceased in some way, or to live well because your loved one cannot. People who have lost loved ones to COVID may respond with new year's resolutions, but they may take positive or negative forms. It involves "bouncing back" from difficult experiences, and it can also involve personal growth. How we respond to the shocks of the pandemic depends in part on our resilience: the ability to adapt well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress. ![]() The effect on individuals has varied considerably, depending on what their life was like beforehand, how much it has affected them personally, and their own resilience.īased on discussions with colleagues and patients, we may see resolutions driven by loss, guilt and anger, plus a rush on common types of self-improvement resolutions and a greater drive for overall life changes. The pandemic's impacts have ranged from deaths and other adverse effects on physical and mental health, to huge changes in employment, income, travel, leisure and the ability to socialise. ![]() The fresh start of a new year is magically equated with a fresh start to life and often imbued with renewed hope that this year things will be better.Īs we enter 2022, after two years of living with COVID-19, this hope may be stronger than usual. At the beginning of each year, many people make vows to either do or not do something to improve their life in some way. ![]()
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