UK. Covid-19 and addiction—a secret burden during this pandemic
UK. Covid-19 and addiction—a secret burden during this pandemic
We’re all in this together, we hear, we read, we tell ourselves as we fumble our way through these extraordinary times.
Yet how we manage the days that lie ahead will depend not just on our individual circumstances but also on our own personal histories, the life experiences that have made us who we are.
Sadly many people, like me, will find ourselves with an added battle on our hands. A shameful and secret burden that we’ve carried for so long, and which may have even lightened over time, has reappeared with a vengeance, stoked by the fear and loneliness in which it so often thrives. Addiction. (British Medical Journal, Opinion, 21.04.2020)
https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/04/21/covid-19-and-addiction-a-secret-burden-during-this-pandemic