People worldwide are turning to comfort foods and developing emotional eating habits during the present pandemic situation. Even international health organizations are suggesting that increased levels of stress among individuals are the primary cause of abnormal eating habits. Excessive eating is a natural coping mechanism triggered by the body.   

The year 2020 has been tough and full of surprises! While battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Millions of global citizens have adapted to a work from home pattern. As an employee, you no longer have to head out of the door and travel in a car or bus to reach your office. 

The world at large is going through a tough time dealing with a deadly pandemic. Nowadays maintaining social distancing is the key to prevent the spread of infections. In most of the countries, outdoor activities are banned, people are experimenting with physical training sessions at home. 

Human response to any stress can be variable, but one emotion that this Covid-19 pandemic has uniformly instilled in all populations of the world, is fear. In fact, the standard reassuring response of adults to their children “don’t worry, everything will be OK”, has transformed into “I’m not sure either when it will be OK”.   We are being told by the health professionals and governments to adopt such preventive measures, which often lead as a by-product to fear, to protect ourselves from this illness. This fear can lead to anxiety, which results from a feeling of losing control. Our mind gets engaged in unhealthy ways to cope with anxiety, and we can start focusing on the worst-case scenarios. This often leads to physical signs of increased stress and tension, and psychologically gives rise to anger and irritability, which explains the rise in domestic violence since the pandemic is taking its effect. The times of stress can bring out the best and the worst in humans.