Support to Overcome Mental Fatigue among Young People

The pandemic makes the people more aware of their mental health. The increased awareness, especially among young people, has become a driving force to promote the importance of maintaining the mental health.

Kompas/Wawan H Prabowo

Illustration. Jostling during the Covid-19 pandemic gave a sense of concern about the transmission of this disease. The pandemic creates a lot of anxiety which can lead to mental disorders.

The rhythm of life that has changed drastically as a result of the pandemic has caused mental exhaustion. Mutual support is needed to overcome it so that it will not affect the mental health.

If there was no family support, Bedu (22), an eighth semester student at a private university in Bandar Lampung, Lampung, might have already “disappeared” from this world. A series of bitter experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic pushed him into drugs, which nearly took his life.