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  COVID-19 second wave: Experts suggest ways to take care of your mental health   Besides following Covid-appropriate behaviour, psychiatrist Dr Samir Parikh suggested that one must try and not "look into social media too . We are living in challenging times that consume a lot of our mental energy and focus.  With the number of cases rising each day, near and dear ones getting affected, and amid lockdowns, stress and anxiety are at an all-time high in the second wave of  Covid 19 . “The second wave is severe not just because of the toll it’s taking due to the huge population being affected but also because it suddenly came when everything seemed to be returning to normal. Vaccine felt like a respite but there are millions yet to be vaccinated and people still haven’t recovered from financial and personal losses,” Dr Jyoti Kapoor, senior psychiatrist and founder, Manasthali, told . In a recently released insight by Practo in March 2021, most discussed concerns of...