[The Epoch Times, May 8, 2022](Reported by Zhang Zhongyuan and Li Jiawei, reporters from The Epoch Times Special Department) Shanghai has been closed for more than a month due to the epidemic. The long-term closure of the city and the extreme reset policy have caused many people to have psychological problems. A survey report shows that more than 40% of Shanghai residents are depressed.
According to NetEase, the WeChat public account “Zhao Luming” recently released a survey of 1,021 Shanghai residents on the “Psychological Status of Shanghai Residents’ Epidemic Situation”. The survey showed that in April this year, the Shanghai residents’ upset index reached 3.7 points, surpassing the epidemic situation in early 2020. At the beginning of the outbreak, the score was 3.42; the anxiety index was 3.6, although it was lower than the 3.97 score two years ago, it was still the second highest score in two years.
In this survey, the depression screening scale was used to analyze the emotions of the respondents. The results show that since April, more than 40% of Shanghai residents have shown depression, which is manifested as frequent feelings of lowness, hopelessness, and lack of interest in everything. with fun emotions.
In addition, the Baidu Index shows that since March this year, Shanghai residents’ search for keywords such as “psychological consultation” on the Internet has gradually increased. In the past 30 days, search popularity has risen sharply by 253% compared with the same period last year.
The Epoch Times interviewed Dr. Li, a psychiatrist in Shanghai. He said that prolonged depression, panic, irritability, and confusion about the future will lead to a decline in stress resistance, which will lead to depression, and because of the city closure, these negative emotions is highlighted. Many people are out of work, lacking a sense of self-identity and worrying about the future, which is also a big factor in depression.
Zhu Ling (pseudonym), a resident of Putuo District, Shanghai, said: “The CCP’s city closure policy is really shameless. Many people have car loans and mortgage loans and have children to support. How can they live?” She said that her sister was doing nucleic acid testing. At the time, I witnessed a man in his 40s crying loudly at the scene. According to the man, there were 4 people in the family, as well as a car loan and a mortgage. However, because of the epidemic, he only received half a month’s payment in nearly three months. salary.
Zhu Ling said that many people lost their jobs during the epidemic and could not see hope in life. Some people even asked not to starve to death, and some people jumped off the building when they couldn’t stand it. They have reached this point.
She went on to say: “The Communist Party has no way to govern the country, fools the people with tricks, and never treats the people as human beings.” “Actually, the CCP is afraid that people have a firm will, but there are very few such people in China. Today’s Chinese, you As long as he is given food, he will never rebel, and when the lockdown is lifted, he will start to be grateful again.”
She emphasized: “The most important thing is that people should have righteous beliefs, know the meaning of life, and not panic in the face of various difficulties. Now many Chinese believe in the Marxist-Leninist philosophy of struggle, and they can do any vicious things between people. Come out, there is no kindness in my heart.”
Responsible editor: Lian Shuhua#