Saturday, April 4, 2020

Maintaining your mental health in chronic stress

Corona virus spreading has turned into a new stage, a pandemic, unfortunately.

It can no more be completely controlled. Therefore, we have to take a defense to maintain the current situation until some innovative solution is developed.

Though different from an emergency, long lasting battle is also exhausting. Especially when we cannot know the period it will be over, we tend to feel more stressful.

It is another issue than COVID-19 that you can deteriorate your health status because of chronic lock down. You have to keep yourself clean and alert as far as possible.

There are some tips below you can do everyday.

The New Daily: The five things you can do for your mental health in coronavirus lockdown

Nature: Seven tips to manage your mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak

I completely agree with the opinion described in these articles. Regulatory life is very important. Human can bare at acute stress for a short term. But if your circadian rhythm is chronically confused, it will get rid of your vitality sooner or later.

Humor is also essential in a tough situation. Do not blame on persons who make a silly joke. They are trying to endure their sorrow. Listening to music is also an easy and cheerful habit you can enjoy now. Stretching your body is one of best practices in daily life.

The battle against COVID-19 will be continuous. We have to change our mind for an adaptive behavior.

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