Mental Health Covid-19
By Rachel
@rachelennia (211)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
August 2, 2020 12:19pm CST
How is everyone dealing with their mental health through the pandemic? I’m sure the need for psychologists and psychiatrists must have increased substantially! Unfortunately where I live and many other places in the world it’s not easily accessible.
What are some of your coping strategies?
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12 responses
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
2 Aug 20
I try to keep myself calm through yoga and meditation. I have been doing it for quite some years now. But still sometimes anxiety and fear do creep in this uncertain situation.
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@rachelennia (211)
• Montego Bay, Jamaica
3 Aug 20
Yes those are both good techniques. Have to keep dedicated to do it often enough!
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
6 Aug 20
@rachelennia They are a part of my regular life since more than a decade now and I can vouch on the benefits
@Lolaze (5092)
• St. Louis, Missouri
2 Aug 20
It’s been very rough for me - exacerbating my already bad anxiety. I’ve had to increase dosages of the medications I take and my doctor says she’s seeing that with so many people!
I’ve started playing online games to help me cope and feel like I’m socializing some.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
2 Aug 20
I mylot, watch TV and read. I also talk a lot by phone to my loved ones.
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@GooglePlus (3806)
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2 Aug 20
I will tell you how things started with me --
1) First they pushed us in our small house, and didn't allow us to get out for first 15 days. Initially we enjoyed it. But later it started giving us head aches, body pains. You don't walk like you used to do previously. You can't go outside for fresh air.
2) News channels actually impacted our mindset. This caused us to think we have covid 19 the way they were spread the awareness.
3) Panic Attack seeing bad news over and over again.
This happened with me for almost 2 months.
I stopped watching News,
I don't read newspapers.
I watch movies,Comedy genre usually.
Then sometimes look for some website which will pay me some bucks.
And once I am tired ,I will sleep.
@rachelennia (211)
• Montego Bay, Jamaica
3 Aug 20
I fished for a living for four months to put food on the table. I’m finally back to work now!
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
2 Aug 20
In my opinion all of us have found a way to deal with this Covid-19 lockdown on our own. Indeed there has to be people who need psychological help on handling it. I personally have had breakdowns in the past few months so what I do is to cry out, let it all pass and then I take deep breaths, after a few minutes I feel a little relieved!
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@Fa_Maverick (9491)
• Australia
3 Aug 20
I've got into a better routine than I was in before quarantine so I guess in a way it has been a blessing for me.
