Before starting, I'd like to point out I'm not an expert, nor a medical official.
But like all of you, I've been dealing with this situation for a while now, and like some of you, I'm dealing with the illness and its symptoms themselves.
The Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest threat to our health, relationships and economic stability we are all facing right now, but it's also a threat to our mental wellness and our psychological equilibrium.
There's already talk about the so-called Isolation or Corona Blues, and a spike of anxiety and depressive cases has already been reported.
In a moment like this, is of the utmost importance to do everything we can to not only preserve our physical health, but also take care of our mind.
So I'd like to offer some simple tips that experts have advised to put into practice to keep our mind stable and depression and anxiety in check in this very turbulent moment.
- Try to limit your exposition to news related to the virus
They say ignorance is bliss, and while this is not the moment to be ignorant or minimize the current situation, 24/7 exposition to news and informations regarding the virus will only make you feel worse and descend into a spiral of hopelessness and anxiety.
Try to limit your daily exposition to news concerning the virus only in one or two moments during the day, and trust only official and verified sources. Don't go online browsing from all kinds of websites, you may run into fake news and conspiracy theories that might spike your anxiety or any other bad feeling.
- Keep taking care of your appearance
Okay, you aren't going out on dates or fun evenings with friends, but still do your best to take care of your appearance and dress to impress. The person who needs to see you at your best right now is you, and maybe your partner, spouse and/or family if you are living with them. Shower, comb your hair, shave, put on your favourite outfit.
Remind yourself that you are the best person you can be.
In the same vein, keep a regular schedule - meals, work, physical exercises and chores. This will all help you to not go into apathy. Make sure to get a lot of sleep, that's the elixir for your brain's health.
- Keep constant in touch with your partner, your relatives and your friends
If you live on your own, it's far too easy to spiral into isolation and eventual depression. Try to keep scheduled daily calls and videocalls with your loved ones. Check up on each other, but also laugh and talk about whatever comes to your mind that's not just about the virus.
Share recipes, music, jokes, your cat doing something cute and funny.
The same applies if you live in with your relatives or your partner or a roommate. Focus on enjoying each other's company. If you are all well and did not get exposed to virus or have verified negative tampons, don't be afraid to interact with each other.
As another bit of advice, do try to talk about other things that are not the news and the virus. Come on, there's much more to you than that.
- If you are isolated with your partner and/or a loved one or relative, this is the moment to talk
and sort out any issue and problematic you had with that person. This is the time that either makes couples and families, or breaks them.
Talk, talk, talk. You got all the time in the world, and nobody to bother you.
- Be positive
That's more easier said than done, but try to keep a positive outlook on things. This will end one day. Personally, you got nothing to get angry or sad about yourself, none of this is your fault.
But that said...
- Don't repress your emotions, and allow yourself to grieve
Our lifestyle got suddenly turned upside down. We all know and have family and friends that are fighting against the virus, and sadly we lost some of them to it.
Don't be afraid to grieve. You are going through a great deal of pain, we all are, and suppressing it is the most unhealthy thing we can do.
So, cry as much as you need to laugh. Scream as much as you need to talk. Don't keep it in.
Those are the tips I wanted to give you to get through this situation in positive way, I've been trying them out for a while and they are working out for me and my fiancée. So I hope they will work out for you as well, and remember - this will all end one day. It will not be forever.
We'll come out of this, the clouds will go away and the sun will come out.
Thanks for reading.
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