Acute levels of stress, which many of us are experiencing, can manifest in our bodies as poor digestion or sleep deprivation. They can even impact our learning abilities.
- While advice like “go for a walk” or “get some fresh air” was easy to follow pre-pandemic, how do we de-stress when we can’t safely go outside?
- Any exercise is a fantastic stress reliever. The internet is full of simple exercise routines that can be done in small areas, and make you sweat.
- Just like we can exercise our bodies, we can train our brains to think in ways that will help us manage anxiety. A simple practice is to take five deep breaths, five times per day.
- Research shows that gratitude takes our attention away from toxic emotions by helping us focus on more comforting ones. At the start of your day, write down three things that you are grateful for.
- Find moments to laugh. Even though we are going through a difficult time, moments of joy are good for our health.
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It’s not just Covid-19 that has reached pandemic proportions in 2020. Stress too, has spread like wildfire throughout the world. Changes to how we live and work, lockdowns, social isolation, and worry about our finances and health are triggering us and exacerbating existing problems.
