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Do you feel the exhaustion of almost a year’s worth of coronavirus commentary and speculation, on top of the feeling that we’re back to square one? You’re not alone, it is called “pandemic fatigue.” According to a survey by the World Health Organization, at least 60 percent of interviewees said they felt exhausted by the health emergency and the related restrictions. Experts say there’s a risk of developing something called “learned helplessness,” when we think we’ve moved past something bad, only for it to return, i.e. coming out of lockdown, and then diving headfirst back into it. people are now showing more symptoms of “fear, anxiety, loneliness, frustration, burnout and disillusion.” Learn more about the effects of pandemic fatigue on our health in this Vice article here.