Impact of Social Isolation on Mood, Coping, and Emotional Skills

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Impact of Social Isolation on Mood, Coping Skills, and Emotional Skills
Self-isolation simply refers to keeping away from people physically. It happens mainly for medical reasons but also applicable in other situations for personal reasons. Self-isolation can be enforced through law as well as on an individual decision level. As much as self-isolation is meant for good reasons, it can have far many more effects that come with it. It affects a person’s mood, which later affects other things, including coping skills as well as emotional skills. Self-isolation is being enforced in many countries at the moment due to the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemics. It is a contagious respiratory disease commonly known as the Corona Virus disease. Self-isolation, therefore, is a way of minimizing its spread (Long, 2020). 
Those who are isolated are not enjoying it. They are undergoing a hard time of being prevented from freely interacting with their families. This affects their general mood. It is unpleasant to be away from the people you love. It is eve...