A time when people were feeling a lot of stress.

A significant period when many people around the world were feeling a high level of stress was during the COVID-19 pandemic, which began at the end of 2019 and had profound impacts throughout the following years. This global health crisis led to widespread fear and anxiety due to the risk of illness, the death of loved ones, economic uncertainty, job losses, and social isolation caused by lockdowns and other restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the virus.

The pandemic altered daily life in unprecedented ways. People had to adapt to working from home, remote schooling for students, and drastic changes to social interactions. Frontline workers, such as healthcare professionals, faced extreme pressure and workloads, often in hazardous conditions. Many people experienced stress from the constant influx of information and the need to discern between reliable guidance and misinformation. Altogether, these factors created an atmosphere of heightened stress and emotional strain for a large portion of the global population.