Posted on: 22 April 2021
Massimo Pamitsch, Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist for the Ealing Talking Therapies Service shared his experience using the Keeping Well Service.
When Massimo found it difficult to juggle work commitments and his personal life, whilst going through Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, he reached out to the Keeping Well Service.
In February last year, Massimo got engaged to his fiancée who lived in America.
In what should have been a celebratory time, Massimo began feeling isolated due to the lockdown restrictions prohibiting oversea travel.
He said: “Lockdown added a different level of stress to my life. I felt my life had become just work and I felt trapped. All my hobbies were taken away I didn't have any possibility of seeing the people I love other than remotely.
I was starting to get a sense, of what was coming, you know, the signs start to be familiar not really feeling like getting up in the morning, feeling overwhelmed by the workload.”
Watch and listen to Massimo's full story below.
Keeping Well is a partnership between the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Services provided by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and West London NHS Trust.
The service provides wellbeing and psychological support to all NHS staff in North West London, all staff in care/residential homes in North West London and all London Ambulance Service staff.
Find out how to get help quickly by getting in touch on the Keeping Well service website.