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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak and Your Mental Health

Remember, self-care includes emotional wellbeing

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It’s normal to be afraid during a crisis. Chaos abounds as the coronavirus rattles through one country after the other and misinformation spreads. As if that’s not enough, the atmosphere of stress might remind you of a time when you faced a previous crisis and rake up old fears and anxiety.

The focus online and via the media is all about physical care, but let’s not forget mental health too. After all, stress weakens the immune system and leads to many unwanted conditions. You might not catch coronavirus, but you could develop insomnia and depression if you don’t nourish your emotional wellbeing.

Note these tips and boost your overall wellness.

Avoid speculation

Gossip rises in fearful circumstances. Often, people who mean well, but have little helpful knowledge, dole out useless, anxiety-provoking advice. It’s wise to gather accurate information from reliable sources.

Listen to professional medical service providers when you research coronavirus. The World Health Organization, for instance, and the NHS offer reliable guidance.

Don’t jump to conclusions

Just as it is normal for health concerns to rise, along with stress, it’s usual for fear-mongers to rise to the fore in a health crisis. You might meet someone who is angry at specific groups of people they deem responsible for the outbreak. Or you may harbor angst personally.

Nonetheless, getting stressed (or spreading rage) isn’t helpful. It’s upsetting and reduces wellness. Focus on solutions — the best ways to stay safe and lead a healthy lifestyle — rather than promote hostility.

Maintain connections

Stay in touch with loved ones while coronavirus looms large. Not via increasing physical contact, but with the myriad of other ways available. Skype, phone calls, emails, and social media are useful when you want to sustain communication and stay up-to-date with family and friends.

If you have symptoms, and so isolate yourself physically, keep up communication. Stay connected to those people you usually spend time with and don’t be lonely.

Steer clear of old, unhelpful habits

If you enjoy alcohol, you may be tempted to drown anxiety with whiskey or wine. Or, you might be prone to overeating (comfort foods) when you’re stressed, or have an increased desire to use drugs.

Of course, these are unhealthy short-term solutions, and won’t make anxiety vanish. Indeed, they could cause your fears to escalate and wellbeing to plummet.

Find other, healthier means to boost your mood and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Humor, uplifting music, dance, exercise, good friends, meditation, and nature: These, and many other practices will help you stay in tiptop condition.

Also, remember to keep up healthy lifestyle practices such as getting a good night’s sleep and eating well.

Add mindfulness into your daily life

It’s easy to slip into a stressful mindset when the media, plus friends and family, talk about coronavirus all the time. So choose a helpful point of focus. Make up your mind to steer thoughts toward useful practices and solutions when the topic of health arises.

Increase mindfulness about your mental healthcare in other ways too, always veering toward positivity. What usually helps you during times of stress? Recall what helps, and hinders, your emotional wellness and do more of the former and less of the latter.

Stay informed (but don’t overdo it)

While it’s sensible to make sure you know about preventative measures, so you are less likely to meet coronavirus, don’t go overboard. Too much repetitive bad news will harm your mindset and ruin wellbeing.

Take charge of the influx of media stories you and your family consume and don’t overindulge. If the news upsets you, there’s no need to listen to it all the time. Access feel-good media as well and feed a positive mental state.

Don’t let fear of coronavirus erode your wellbeing. Maintain a healthy lifestyle, stay connected to people, and limit your intake of unhelpful, repetitive data. Use helpful practices too, so you feel calm and can continue to lead a contented life and your mental health won’t dip.

These articles offer tips to boost your mental health too:

Copyright © 2020 Bridget Webber. All rights reserved

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Psychology
Infectious Disease
Covid-19
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