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		</div><p>Referring to the coronavirus outbreak as a war to be fought may deter people in a mental health crisis from seeking help, a charity has warned.</p>
<p>Suicide Crisis said the Covid-19 lockdown is causing “extreme mental suffering”, but chief executive Joy Hibbins said those the charity is supporting “don’t want to burden the NHS” at this time.</p>
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<p>The charity has seen a “marked increase” in levels of distress and those seeking support, with a 40% rise in people getting in touch after it was announced that the lockdown would be extended.</p>
<p>Ms Hibbins said: “There is a sense in which we are all trying to pull together in the national interest and in particular to defeat the virus.</p>
<p>“For some people, that will help create a feeling of unity and shared purpose. However, some people may feel that they are ‘letting the side down’ if they acknowledge that they are struggling and need help.</p>
<p>“There are lots of references to being ‘strong’. If we are all feeling that we need to be strong, then it can make it harder to seek help – or show vulnerability. People can start to have feelings of guilt and shame about being in crisis.”</p>
<p>The Gloucestershire-based charity said it is seeing an increase in people having thoughts of self-harm, as well as people who have become newly depressed during the lockdown.</p>
<p>This includes a young woman who had previously enjoyed a fulfilling life which included voluntary work and access to mental health support groups.</p>
<p>Ms Hibbins said: “All of that had instantly disappeared. She felt completely isolated, and felt that she had lost her purpose in life.</p>
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<p>“Within a space of a few weeks, she had deteriorated to such an extent that she was contemplating suicide. She is now receiving support from our team.”</p>
<p>Ms Hibbins called for greater national recognition of the mental health toll the lockdown is taking, with fewer psychiatric staff available and community mental health services operating at a reduced level.</p>
<p>It comes as a survey by the charity Rethink Mental Illness found that 80% of respondents with mental illness said the Covid-19 outbreak had caused their mental health to deteriorate.</p>
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