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Are you feeling like this?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

At the beginning, it was: scary, dramatic, unsettling, disrupting, shocking\u2026 something new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now it is: a slog, tiresome, boring, tedious, wearing, relentless\u2026 interminable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is how I feel anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have observed in myself that some days I feel overwhelmed and it gets me down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am worried about the world\u2019s mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wonder how everyone will cope with this very long-lasting bout of extra stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And many people are facing much more stress than me, e.g. massive financial, work, relationship, cabin-fever or health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can only control the controllable.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One area we can control is our self-care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can all improve it by 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 quick ways to improve our self-care by 5%: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Spend time with your best friends – by phone\/video\/in-person (if allowed). Not just text messages. Share your troubles. <\/li>
  2. Cut down on news by 5%. It\u2019s good to read the news but can you check once less a day. I’ve now cut to just reading the print edition of The Economist<\/a>, which arrives once a week. Anything really urgent, my wife will tell me! <\/li>
  3. Nurture gratitude. In the evening, Christine and I have recently started listing 20 (small) good things from the day to each other – it takes 10 minutes. Afterwards, my mood is completely uplifted and I sleep better. <\/li>
  4. Sleep and exercise more (5% more) <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    What about you? What have you found helpful in this long, challenging season?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    #selfcare #resilience #Covid-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Would you like to read more tips<\/a> for dealing with getting through this pandemic? <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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