Many of us have felt anxious about the coronavirus pandemic and of course the whole situation affects our mental health. The condition is worse in the infected, however you do not necessarily need to be a mental health expert to help someone with Covid-19 or anyone who feels anxious and anxious about the pandemic.
To help, follow four basic tips:
1. Check: If someone is unable to meet you face to face (due to illness), call them, make a video call, or start group chats. Let them know that you are willing to talk and listen to them.
2. Listen and reflect: If someone talks to you about various concerns in this pandemic situation, remember that you do not need to do anything extraordinary or offer advice. Often just listening is worth it. Show that you take their concern seriously and help them manage it.
3. Ask questions: Ask constantly if you notice that not everyone is telling you what they are experiencing. Asking, with interest, can make someone express concerns.
4. Avoid the alarm: Try not to discuss shocking events, such as deaths, as they cause anxiety in Covid-19 infected people.
How to take care of your mental health
Limit the news and be careful what you read
Reading a lot of news about the coronavirus has caused people to have panic attacks. Staying away from websites - whose sources are unreliable - has a positive effect on mental health. Of course information is important, but be selective about what and where you read.
Another important point is the limitation of time spent on social networks. If you do not feel well, avoid these platforms.
Lani duart – por mos e teproni
Për njerëzit që vuajnë na OCD ose lloje ankthit, të dëgjuarit e “lani duart” mund të jetë e vështirë.
Lily Bailey, autore e një libri për OCD, thotë se “larja e duarve mund të jetë një nxitje për njerëzit që prej kohësh përpiqen të mbajnë nën kontroll OCD”.
Qëndroni në kontakt me njerëzit
Tani është koha përfekte për të qenë në kontakt (virtualisht) me njerëzit. Sigurohuni t’i kontaktoni dhe të flisni. Të gjithë po përjetojmë të njëjtën gjë, ndaj situata është deri-diku lehtësisht e menaxhueshme. Përpiquni të jenë produktivë. Lexoni. Gatuani. Kërceni. Bëni çfarë ju sjell në humor.
Kemi nevojë për diell
Sigurohuni që t’i ndjeni rrezet e diellit t’ju bien në fytyrë (Kujdes: Vendosni SPF). Truri ka nevojë për diell, ndaj dilni në dritare/ballkon dhe shijoni një lëng portokalli. Bëni stërvitje. Hani mirë dhe qëndroni të hidratuar.
Mental health specialists suggest:
1. Acknowledge the insecurity you are experiencing and do not think long.
2. Do not react. Just rest and breathe.
3. Do not believe everything you think. Thoughts are not facts. Convince yourself that you can.
4. Do not try too hard to block thoughts. Let it flow. You do not have to answer. Everything will pass.
5. Focus on the present. Notice the breathing, the sensations. Look at the things you can touch, hear or smell. For now, focus on these things. Do not distract thought elsewhere.
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Sources: Healthline, TimeToChange.org, BBC
