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7 points to deal with Emotional problems arised due to pandemic

Handling your emotional problems:

1.       At times of anxiety, practice breathing slowly for a few minutes. Try and distance the thoughts that are making you anxious. Think of something calm and serene, and slow down your mind.

2.       Practice of deep breathing, listening OM chanting, candle meditation gives stability from thoughts in mind and makes individual peaceful.

3.       When feeling angry and irritated, calming your mind, counting back from 10 to 1, distracting yourself helps, e.g. planning of future or best movements of life etc.

4.       Even when feeling afraid, deal with it by asking yourself following questions:

 


·       What is under my control?

·       Am I unnecessarily worrying about the worst thing that can happen?

·       When I have been stressed in the past, how I managed?

·       What are the things that I can do to help myself and be positive?


5.       Feeling lonely and sad is also a quite common. Stay connected with others. Communication can help you to connect with family and friends. Call up people whom you haven’t spoken to and surprise them. Discuss happy events, common interest, exchange cooking tips, share music.


 

6.       If you afraid too much, think of all people who got this covid infections and they successfully recovered from this.

7.       If any of these emotions persist for several days. Despite you are trying to get out of it, talk about it with someone. If the feeling worsen, person may feel helpless and hopeless. In such cases take support from professional and doctors.

 

 Emotional issues after recovery:

1.       While it is wonderful to recover from covid infection, you may actually face stress after you have recovered and wish to get back into the community. You may have fear about your loved ones falling ill.

2.       You may face trouble in case you have more family members in small area of your house.

3.       People who do not understand the illness well may actually keep you at a distance, which is also very stressing and isolating.

4.       You may experience feeling of guilt that you were not able to work or care for others. This may lead to feeling of depression, helplessness or frustration.

5.       Use the ways mentioned earlier to deal with these feelings. Share your positive story that it is possible to recover from covid infection.

 

Recognize mental health problems in your near and dear ones:

1.       Just as you recognize your own mental health problems, be sensitive to such problems in your near and dear ones, which may include:

2.       Changes in sleep pattern

3.       Difficulty in sleeping and concentrating

4.       Worsening of health problems like blood pressure elevation or increased glucose levels.

5.       Increased use of alcohol, tobacco or drugs

6.       Give hem your support to handle their stress in a best possible manner instead of using stimulant products.

 

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