COVID-19 pandemic continues to deepen.“In pre-pandemic days about 2.5 percent of our population indicated having suicidal thoughts in the past year and in our latest wave of data we now see that it is sitting at 10 percent,” said UBC researcher Emily Jenkins.“The implications that this has, to move from suicidal thinking into suicidal actions especially as the pandemic conditions persist, is what is quite worrying right now,” Jenkins added.And while Christmas is supposed to be a joyful time of year, for some it can increase those feelings of despair, stress and anxiety.“There is just so much that is piled on people in terms of shopping, food preparation, holiday making,” said Margaret Eaton the CEO of the Canadian Mental Health.