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 Many people are afraid of being excluded because of Covid-19


Stating that one of the psychological effects of Covid-19 outbreak is stigmatization, Psychiatrist Dr. Onur Okan Demirci said that the most important emotions that disturb the logical thinking of man are fear and anxiety. Dr. Demirci said: “Although many people are diagnosed with Covid-19 today, they tend to hide it. Because if this situation is known, they fear that they will be excluded, people will stay away from them, they will be judged and criticized.”


“WE ARE AFRAID, WE EXCLUDE, JUDGE AND SOMETIMES WE ARE ANGRY” 
 
Psychiatrist Dr. Onur Okan Demirci from Istanbul Gelisim University, who stated that the stigma occurred against people who were diagnosed with Covid-19 during the epidemic process, said: “We are perceived that people who receive this diagnosis pose a constant threat to us. Because of this perception, we are afraid, we exclude and judge them, sometimes we are angry, we can even behave in a way that can be violent. The two most important emotions that disrupt one's logical thinking are fear and anxiety. If we cannot manage these emotions well and get caught up in the stigma of stigmatization, we will start losing our human emotions, conscience and morals as a society."

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