Trevor Noah Speaks on Negative Effect of Covid on His Mental Health
- Trevor Noah is an open book and he recently explained how his anxiety skyrocketed as a result of the global pandemic
- Speaking to a publication, Trevor explained that he was forced to stop working for some time and this took a toll on his daily routine, which he used to manage his anxiety
- Trevor admitted that he works too much and that slowing down because of Covid-19 made him realise a lot
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Trevor Noah has come forward and admitted that he suffers from anxiety and that Covid-19 only made it worse. Mental health is so important and is something that should be discussed openly.
Speaking to South China Morning Post, Trevor explained how following a routine helped manage his anxiety, however, when the pandemic hit, that all went out the window.
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Trevor admits that the pandemic spiked his anxiety
As reported by Timeslive, Trevor explained how Covid-19 spiked his anxiety and sent him into a bit of a depression.
“It was terrible. Are you kidding me? If anyone struggles with depression, if anyone’s working through anxiety, you can do a good job of managing that. You can manage how you eat, you can manage how you exercise, how you get fresh air, how you associate with people.
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"All these things contribute to your mental health. Having it all stripped away at once took a toll on society that I don’t think we’ve begun to understand.”
Trevor admits he is a workaholic and Covid-19 made him slow down
Having worked nonstop for a very long time, being forced to chill had Trevor feeling all kinds of panicky.
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“I’ve spent more than a decade working nonstop. Which is a badge of honour in America. In many other parts of the world, people would say, ‘You have a problem.’ I’ve missed weddings. I’ve missed birthdays. I’ve missed funerals. Then something like this happens and you go, ‘Man. I’ve missed a lot of life’.”
Trevor, like many others, was affected by the lockdowns. Even though it was a hard time, it gave Trevor the time to reflect on a lot of things he never even knew were a problem.
Trevor decides to put The Daily Shown on hold for a bit
Briefly News previously reported that Trevor Noah took to social media to announce that The Daily Show will be taking a little break.
The Mzansi-born comedian said the break is necessary for him and his crew to think of ways to recreate the show to fit the new normal.
The Daily Show posted a clip of Trevor informing the viewers of the show about their decision to take a short break. The video posted on social media had been viewed over 94 000 times at the time of publication.
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