Interview 2 Annie Havens
I conducted my second interview with my sister Annie Havens. She is a current college student who has struggled with mental health for a long time. Her interview gives great insight on how Covid affects her mental health. She will be referred to as Annie for the interview.
Dallas: Hello Annie how you doing today
Annie: I’m good buddy, are we doing your interview?
Dallas: Yes. If you’re ready can we get started?
Annie: Let’s do it.
Dallas: After being in quarantine how do you think Covid has affected your mental health?
Annie: Covid impacted me negatively due to the isolation and due to the fact that I suffer from anxiety. This was exacerbated due to the fear for the health and safety of my loved ones.
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Dallas: Wow that very deep and thank you for sharing. My next question is being someone who struggles with mental health do you find contacting a therapist easy or challenging?
Annie: It was incredibly difficult as more people were trying to sort their mental health issues out and there was a large influx of patients and many therapists were overwhelmed.
Dallas: Ok that’s an interesting situation. My next question for you is did you find speaking to family helpful, and if so, what about it was helpful?
Annie: Yes speaking to family was helpful for some issues such as relationships and just catching up with people and finding a little escapism. However some issues become difficult to discuss when you get into more of the details of what you are going through.
Dallas: Wow I never thought of that. My next question for you is did you find staying busy to be helpful and what were some of things you did to stay busy?
Annie: I was in school during this time so that was something that was a nice distraction, but due to the closure there was really nothing else to do other than think and handle my problems.
Dallas: Ok and my last question for you is what is some advice you would give to those who are struggling during this time?
Annie: My advice I would give to someone would be to stay persistent and reach out as much as you can. Take self care steps to help yourself as much as you can.
Dallas: Wow thank you so much for your time and the great answers.
