There are many types of disasters. We know how to combat them. Because scientists have collected information about how we can take the situation under control by doing research on them and developing some practices in practice. Countries and organizations around the world have developed policies and practices to prevent these disasters. These disasters;
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Natural disaster (earthquake, flood, etc.),
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Accidents (such as the Chernobyl disaster)
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The death of a leader makes the people of the country feel like a disaster (such as Kennedy being shot),
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Deliberately occurring disasters (such as terrorism, genocide, etc.),
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There are types of disasters that have occurred in world history, such as diseases (plague epidemics, etc.), some of which we have witnessed.
21. All countries around the world are struggling with the COVID-19 global epidemic, which we encountered for the first time in the century and about which there is no research yet. Authorities tell us that we should create PHYSICAL DISTANCE by staying at home, pay attention to hygiene, and wear a mask when we have to go out. In the first place, many of us used the defense mechanism of'DENIATION'. We said, 'Nothing will happen to me.' Maybe we didn't even heed the warnings. We continued our daily lives.
However, as the number of deaths increased, as our relatives started to get sick, as travel restrictions came, as curfew restrictions increased, as the time we stayed at home increased, people As we experience many 'LOSSES' such as loss of job, money, honor, communication...etc.'FEAR' we started to feel it. Because this virus started to threaten not only our health but also our culture, we changed our way of life. Our minds are currently under great 'STRESS', not knowing when the virus will lose its effect creates 'UNCERTAINTY' in us. This situation increases WORRY and ANXIETY. It causes us to become angrier or more emotionally depressed. This uncertainty creates 'NEGATIVE THOUGHT' in our minds and therefore 'NEGATIVE' It causes us to exhibit 'FEELINGS' and 'NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS'. Accordingly, a number of 'NEGATIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS' increase in our body (such as heart palpitations, sweating, muscle tension, pain, sleep and appetite problems, irregularity in the digestive system, fatigue... etc.) Our fear of catching the disease, that is, 'CONTAMINATION ANXIETY'.
There is a way to cope with all this, and that is 'PSYCHOLOGICAL RESISTANCE'. Ways to increase Psychological Resilience;
Continue to go to bed early and wake up early. Prepare and take care of your self-care just as if you were going to work or school.
Don't feel obliged to do many activities because you think you need to be productive at home. Rest.
Try to try things that seem fun to you at home.
Make sure to have a balanced diet and consume vegetables, fruits and other healthy foods instead of processed foods.
Chat with your family and talk about your concerns. Try to talk about topics other than the pandemic.
If you are alone at home, continue to maintain your social relationships with your environment through technological devices (PC, phone, tablet, etc.).
Follow pandemic news from a reliable source only once a day. Do not follow pandemic news all day long.
Before the pandemic, alcohol, substance addiction, suicide attempt, emotional breakdown, problems with spouse/family, violence, etc. If you are experiencing processes such as these that negatively affect your psychological health, request 'Online Psychological Counseling' service from your mental health specialist. Record the emergency numbers. (For example, 155,184)
Think of a tennis ball, throw it towards the wall in the room. The ball hits this wall and that wall, bounces and finally falls to the ground and stops. When you feel uncertainty, remind yourself that everything will end one day, like 'TENNIS BALL', and tell yourself that you need to be patient.
Yes, this is a disaster, but there are some things that the pandemic has brought to your life. Could there be advantages as well? A 'GLAD LIST' or Try pm.
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