Delhi-based engineering student, Anmol Singh admits he has experienced bouts of anxiety while at home during the national lockdown. The pockets of calm that the 19-year-old would seek in the past, whether through conversations with friends, or a walk in the park, are no longer available. The blurring of boundaries of space between family members is making it particularly difficult. "I identify as queer, but I haven't come out to my family. It gets overwhelming when I have to answer questions like, 'who are you talking to?' and 'why at this hour?'" he says.

Recently, when scrolling Instagram, he came across text-based therapy and some reading up later, he realised it was tailored for someone in his position—quarantined and unable to use traditional in-person therapy or virtual intervention.

Two weeks and four sessions later, Singh is in a better place. "Of course, it does not match the comfort of an actual session, where you are making eye contact and have a face to connect with the therapist. But, when you have nothing else [to rely on], it does help," he says. It's new and unfamiliar territory, but he is slowly warming up to it.