According to the reward devaluation theory, anxious and depressed patients actively avoid and devalue positivity and rewarding activities.

While the momentum has many people excited, the idea of getting back into “normal” life has many others feeling FOGO — the fear of going out.

To me, good mental health isn’t feeling happy 24/7. It’s feeling everything, even the unpleasant or scary emotions that we think might derail us, and keeping on.

Bedfordshire Police force’s mental health street triage (MHST) team have given the BBC unprecedented access to highlight the surge in demand for their services during the pandemic.

Soon we will no longer be trapped in our homes and skittering away from strangers. A few experts remind us how to be social again.

Cognitive biases like “binary bias” tend to make us see decisions as consisting of two “black and white” options, rather than deliberating over myriad shades of grey.

Stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is leading to a rise in demand for anger management counselling.

Steps also need to be taken to counterbalance the effects of policies that have led to periods of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly where young people are concerned.

Stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is leading to a rise in demand for anger management counselling.