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Humans are meant to spend time with one another and interact with one another. When you are forced to spend time at home and be without some of your loved ones, you might feel that causing a strain on your mental health. Coronavirus has caused many people to be stuck at home, isolated from the rest of the world, and this can cause issues for you. It is important for you to know what you can do to stay sane and look after your mind in this time.
Exercise Regularly:
It is important for you to care for your physical health in order to care for your mental health. One of the ways that you can do that is through exercising regularly. You will feel better going into your day if you start your morning with some exercise. Getting into a routine can be helpful when you are in isolation, and you should make sure that fitness is something that you focus on when putting together a routine.
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Consider Taking Up Meditating or Yoga: Learning new methods for breathing can help you stay sane when the world around you is going crazy. You might use some of your time in isolation to try out a meditation or to learn yoga. You might calm yourself and care for your mind by focusing on your breathing and forgetting about all of your troubles.
Learn a New Hobby:
When you are isolated and away from many of the people that you care about, you might find that you have more free time than you usually do. You can use some of this time to learn a hobby that you have always wanted to pick up. You might learn to draw or play an instrument. While learning the new hobby, think about your friends and family and just how impressed they are going to be when you all get to see one another again and you show off your newly acquired skills.
Focus on Ways that You Can Connect with Your Family and Friends:
While the Coronavirus is pulling many people apart and keeping you from those you care about, there are ways that you can stay connected with those people even while you are away from them. Take time to call a friend and just spend time talking with them. Send your nieces and nephews pictures that you think they will find interesting. Start a group email with a group of your friends and update one another on the things that each of you are doing to stay sane.
Use Some of Your Time to Brighten Another’s Day:
If you are having a hard time while in isolation, there is a chance that someone else in your life is, too. Find a way to brighten the day of someone you care about. If you can, have flowers or food delivered to that person. Make an online order of some kind to be delivered to the home of that person. Send a handwritten card to that person, just letting them know that you are thinking of them. When you focus on brightening the day of someone else, you will find that you think about your own darkness a little less.
Get Out in the Sun:
If the sun is shining and you have an area where you can go outside and still be alone, get outside. Sit in the sun, letting it warm your body. Allow the sun to help you feel hopeful, and simply breathe while it shines on you. When inside, open the blinds and curtains in your home and appreciate each change in weather.
Practice Your Cooking Skills:
If you have never been someone who was very good at cooking, you have the chance to better your skills now. While you are in isolation and spending a lot of time making your own meals, branch out and try to cook things that you have not cooked before. Make dishes that you have loved at restaurants and see how well you can recreate them. Download a new Recipe App and try a new dish.
Read Positive Books:
If you are going to spend any time reading while you are in isolation, you want to make sure that the books that you are reading are not going to bring you down. Look for books that will make you laugh. Read books that will have you longing for the good times that are ahead of you. There are Apps that can help you find a good book like Audible.
Listen to Positive Music:
Just as you want to read positive books, you want to make sure that the music that you are using to get through isolation is music that will leave you feeling hopeful. Listen to anthems that make you feel confident that everything will be better one day. Listen to artists who always shine a positive light on things. Again, download a music app and ind your favorite song and dance the night away!
You Can Stay Sane Through a Period of Isolation:
If you are struggling during this whole COVID-19 situation, know that others are, too. Things are not easy right now, but you do not have to lose your sanity. If you care for your mind, you can get through this time feeling stronger – and you can become a better version of yourself
