Many parents don’t their kids out of their


worn pretty thin,”noted Michael Fedunec, counselling services supervisor at Family and Community Support Services (FCSS). It’s not necessarily the intensity of the pandemic, as much as it’s the dura-


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tion, Fedunec pointed out.“It just goes on and on and on.There just doesn’t seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel for people. I think the other thing that contributes to that is, in the beginning,people who were struggling financially,now are more than struggling — because it’s a year later,and work is really difficult to find within certain sectors.” So, there’s an increase in emotional instability.“What we’re finding on the counselling side is there’s a lot more relationships that aren’t able to stand the


test of time. Some couples don’t live with each other 24/7.” Now that couples tend to be around each other more, their tolerance for the little things — that used to bother them and they could push aside — are now becoming more irritating. “What we’re finding is couples are reaching out more for help in being able to


strengthen communication and problem-solving. Especially,when you have a spouse that has lost a job or there’s diminished work hours and those kinds of things,”said Fedunec. There is an increase in domestic violence,and Fedunec hates to say it.“There is an


increase in alcohol consumption.There’s a lot more anger and impatience within rela- tionships,overall.When I say relationships, it’s not just couple relationships, I think it’s just people in general.”


t the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, there was a sense the crisis would only last for a short period of time — but it’s been a year.


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