By Ed Prideaux, BBC, February 3, 2021
You are living amid the first global mass trauma event for several decades. It's arguably the first of its kind since World War Two, and likely the first of such severity in your lifetime.
At the time of writing, more than two million lives have been lost, and the number continues to rise by tens of thousands every day. The global economy, complex webs of international relations, individual mental health, the pitter-patter of everyday life: nothing has been spared in the viral storm.
When thinking about Covid-19, though, "trauma", let alone "mass trauma", may not be the first thing that springs to mind. Other frames of reference – economic, political, ecological, scientific – may seem more fitting. And even within a mental health lens, "trauma" has hardly been the go-to in media discussions, which focus more on other problems like depression, anxiety, loneliness, and stress.
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