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Updated On: 25 March, 2020 09:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Shunashir Sen

Instagram is the new mental health clinic as experts share advice on coping with stress and isolation

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These are trying times. People are losing business. All forms of entertainment have essentially been confined to a computer screen and the pages of a book. Families are torn apart since travel worldover is restricted. Friends who can be pillars of strength in trying times are restricted to video calls. And self-isolation means that people prone to anxiety and depression are more susceptible to such disorders. Luckily, for them, help is at hand. A number of wellness experts on social media are offering their expertise online to help us mentally tide through the lockdown and recently implemented state-wide curfews. Here, we test three such accounts where experts post regular tips at a time when we are largely left to our own devices.

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