While the idea of taking personal responsibility would be fine if case numbers were low and catching the virus was rare, the fact that case numbers are high and rising is making the lack of clear guidance a lot more difficult to handle.

There’s also the fact that we’re feeling let down and disappointed after the anticlimax of restrictions lifting – something which, says Nevşah Karamehmet, a human behaviour and breathwork expert, teacher and author, could be adding to the sense of tension we’re all feeling right now.

“The idea of lockdown coming to an end has been kind of like the light at the end of the tunnel for many people,” she explains. “Imagine you have walked 50 miles to get to the end of the tunnel because you knew you would be able to get out, and when you reached the end – just when you were breathing in the fresh air – you see that there is another tunnel ahead that you have to walk through as well. That is exactly how people are feeling now.”

Freedom day: we’re supposed to be ‘free’. So why are tensions higher than ever?