(ForEveryMom) The effects of quarantining throughout the COVID-19 outbreak aren’t only related to your physical health. Being in close quarters with your family members at all times is an added stressor that makes an impact on your mental health – especially in romantic relationships. Couples starved of social time in isolation are checking in for counseling amidst the global pandemic after spending too much time with their significant partner at home.
“On a non-pandemic day, couples thrive in spending time working, traveling and doing activities outside of the home meaning they only see each other at home for an average of two and half hours a day,” said Dr. Bates-Duford, CEO and Founder of Family Matters Counseling Group.