We are currently living in a super difficult time right now and it is very understandable that anxiety may be running rampant. As someone who suffers from mental health, this current situation is the worst-case scenario so it’s super important that we learn to take time for ourselves to help get through this entire situation. I have decided to compile some of my best tips and tricks to help anybody who may be struggling with this situation.
Set a Schedule
This hands down is one of the most important things you can do for yourself right now. Now that everything is online and most of us are no longer going to work it can be super easy to let yourself sleep in until 3 pm and lounge on the couch all day. It’s really important to set a schedule for yourself so you can stay on track with school work and have some sort of normalcy in your life. Make sure to change it up a little each day so it doesn’t start to feel like a Groundhog’s Day situation!
Work Out!
Now that most of the gyms are closed most of us are no longer getting the daily exercise that we once were. Working out is super important for regulating your mood and is especially important during these next couple of weeks. Even though you may not have access to a gym there are tons of home workout videos you can find on YouTube that you can do for 20-30 minutes. There are also lots of apps, like Sweat, that you can download so you can still continue to move your body while stuck inside.
Set Time Aside To Do Some Self Care
Take some time out of your day to work on doing some sort of self-care activity. Whether it’s doing a face mask or painting your nails, remember to take care of yourselves and spend some time focused on you for a couple of hours.
Limit Your News Intake
It’s important that you stay informed with what is going on in the world right now but it’s even more vital that you are careful with how much news you are consuming. As someone with anxiety I have made the conscious decision to only visit reputable news sites and limit the times I am checking the news. For me, that means no news before I go to sleep because there is nothing more stressful than being overwhelmed with loads of different information when you are trying to enter into a mode of relaxation. Take care of yourself and know how much you can mentally handle, don’t feel like you need to visit every single site to stay up to date.