How to Stay Calm during Stay At Home in the Pandemic Time?
Stay Calm, Stay Strong and Stay Home are three very important things to maintain your physical and mental health in this pandemic time. You all know that the whole world is fighting against the COVID 19 pandemic due to corona virus.
Many people are in home isolation or self quarantine after a recent travel or due to some other situations. Lot of people are working from home for the past few weeks.
Stay at home and Social distancing are considered effective ways to prevent the virus spread. Such preventive actions are taken throughout world to stop further spreading of the covid 19.
Staying at home for days and days may create mental stress in many people. In some people, it may even lead to depression!
How can one overcome this?
Here are some tips to stay calm during your stay at home period.
This video and the following pictures and information will tell you how.
Tips to Stay Calm while Stay Home
Eat Healthy
Eating healthy will boost your immune system. Remember that eating at the right time is also important.
Exercise Regularly
Exercise for at-least thirty minutes daily. Doing some yoga, meditation or dancing is also a good idea.
Good Sleep and No Smoking
Getting good sleep is necessary to keep your mind stress-free. Don’t smoke. It can increase the risk of getting seriously sick.
Connect with Family, Friends, Community
It is normal to feel sad, confused or scared in this crisis time. The fear of getting sick or uncertainties like losing job, possible financial issues may spoil your peace of mind. Find some time to talk to friends and family members. Or connect with your community members through social media. Such things will make you happy and confident.
Only Reliable Sources for Information
Rely only authentic sources for news and information. There is plenty of unreliable and fake information circulating in many social media channels at this time. Knowingly or unknowingly some sources exaggerate things in many occasions. Stay away from such news, which unnecessarily make you panic.
Books, Music, Films, TV Shows
Get your mind off the pandemic thoughts. Reading books, listening to your favorite music or watching videos, shows or movies will help to divert your mind to some good mood.
Unleash Your Creativity
This the best time to develop your in-born talents. Involving in some creative activities will help to relieve your stress and reduce negative thoughts. As per your interests you can try painting, writing, photography etc.
Always keep a positive mindset.
If you feel sick, seek medical care without delay.
Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Calm, Stay Strong !!!
If you want to know the difference between pandemic and epidemic, please watch the following video and continue reading.
What is a Pandemic?
An epidemic, as explained by the World Health Organization, is the regional outbreak of an illness that spreads unexpectedly. It refers to a sudden increase, in the number of cases of a disease in the population of an area.
An epidemic is a disease that spreads rapidly among a large number of people in a region at the same time.
If the spread of an epidemic escalates further, an epidemic can become a pandemic, which affects an even wider geographical area. Pandemic refers to an epidemic that has spread across countries and continents. This means the worldwide spread of a disease.
In simple terms we can say that epidemic means the outbreak of a disease in a specific region that is losing control. Pandemic is worldwide. It is happening in multiple countries and it spreads very fast.