Pandemic is a general name given to epidemic diseases that affect more than one country or continent in the world, bring life to a halt, and where we cannot predict what will happen, that is, in fact, uncertainty reigns.
When We Look at Pandemics in History
p>-Black plague -Cholera -Influenza -Typhoid fever -Swine flu -COVID-19… are seen.
So What Should We Do to Protect Psychologically from the Pandemic?
ACTION
-To reduce the stress that we could not manage during the pandemic period and to balance our emotions
-The way our nervous systems work is based on rhythm, harmony, movement and being social.
-When we move, we use our joints and muscles. When we use it, news goes from our body to our nervous system.
-When we move and send news to our brain, positive changes occur in our body and soul.
SLEEP
-Let's not change our sleep hours too much. Studies show that resting for 4-8 hours allows us to benefit from the secreted melatonin. The important thing to consider here is to be asleep between 23.00 and 03.30. Because that hormone is secreted during this period. It is important that we take melatonin during the pandemic period. Because that hormone is secreted, we rest. Otherwise, even if we sleep for 10 hours, we will not be rested...
NUTRITION
Be careful in your daily diet, as epidemic diseases feed on sugar and carbohydrates and sudden decreases and increases negatively affect our mental health. Because we know that if we consume foods containing serotonin when our mood is low, our mood increases and our mood improves. Among the foods containing serotonin; cocoa, legumes, dairy products, fish, oilseeds, grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, poultry such as chicken and turkey...
PRODUCTION
It can be anything you can think of. It can be cooking in the kitchen, fermenting milk, producing a new idea, or writing. Because if you see that you are producing something at this time, it means you are doing very, very well. Because we increase production by doing this for psychological health.
What I wrote above is important to maintain your routine. Sometimes (but not too many) our sleep patterns may be disturbed, we may not eat very healthy meals, or something else. We may not even make an effort to produce it. During this period, no one is telling you to create a perfect routine. There are already people with very intense anxiety levels and there are many people who will feel guilty and bad if they do not follow this routine. Don't put these on your shoulders, sometimes let the wind blow your hair! Because we need this too and calm down! Rest assured, you have never been left alone with this much reality and the nakedness of yourself. It will be good for you to see the advantages of the pandemic period, not its disadvantages, and focus on them. For example, cooking fresh meals, trying different recipes in the kitchen, spending a day without rushing around, making time for the things you love, reading books, video chatting with your loved ones, focusing on our body and soul, if you see problems, receive face-to-face therapy at the end of the process and now "online therapy". Watching a movie, cleaning the house, making a plan for whatever you've been postponing and implementing them in order of importance, whatever you want to do at home...about life, about you...time is yours! You are free to follow the above routine or create your own routines. Because these are the situations that need to be done in this pandemic, it is not a prescription because we have all just met and we are still in the comprehension stage...
Hopefull many good days when the pandemic will end
Stay with love and health
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