Death-threatening epidemics increase introversion and distance from outside groups. The epidemic may have inevitably created death anxiety in all of us. Especially those in the risk group may be worried about the possibility of dying themselves as they see the number of deaths every day. Death anxiety can have important consequences regarding social life: According to Terror Management Theory, when we think that we are mortal, that is, no matter what we do, we will definitely die one day, the meaninglessness of life kind of hits us in the face... It is functional for the person to use anxiety for his own good, not for anxiety to control the person.
Anxiety insists on establishing authority and complying with its rules from the moment it shows its presence in the person. From the moment people see the existence of anxiety, they tend to see themselves as a rabbit and anxiety as a mountain. As a result of the person seeing himself as small and anxiety as big, the area of anxiety expands.
The best sentence we can say to ourselves in such situations is 'This situation is temporary, it will not be permanent. There are many similar examples in human history. Human beings have experienced similar struggles for centuries. It should be 'This too shall pass'. The more hopeful, realistic and rationally optimistic we are, the shorter the time it will take to achieve this goal. It is very important to stay balanced in this process. Because we are bombarded with many emotions in this process. Like fear, anxiety, good news, bad news. Many contradictory emotions coexist. It is necessary not to wander in black and white style between these feelings and thoughts. We must remain balanced and rational.
Let's not forget that it is up to us to make the time spent at home valuable. We can make a daily plan and have a full day. We can engage in enjoyable activities such as reading books that we have not had the opportunity to work before, watching movies that we could not watch while they were in theaters, and acquiring hobbies that we can do at home. We can see the necessary conditions we are in as an opportunity to 'rediscover ourselves', and we can use this extraordinary situation to re-know ourselves as a human being with aspects we do not know. To protect ourselves and our loved ones, we should not go and receive guests. We shouldn't. We can communicate with our family, friends and loved ones by calling them with or without video. We should not forget that sharing is the best support in this process. Time to take care of ourselves and our loved ones; It is time to take care of our physical and psychological resilience…
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