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IT IS TOTALLY OK TO BE AFRAID
                                                                     Yes, you read it right. Fear is one thing that
                                                                     is definitely a part of this pandemic, and
                            SLOW AND STEADY                          literally, no one is safe until and unless he or
                            It is recommended not to make some brisk   she is following all instructions and taking all
                            attempts to socialize or get back to your   safety measures.
                            kin the very second you leave lockdown.
                            Apparently, it will take some time, even for   Fear is a strong emotion that will make you
                            them, to process everything and gradually   do unimaginable things. All you need is a
                            move back to the older lifestyle or adapt to   good reason to make the fear work for you
                            this new one.                            in a positive manner. That will be a great
                                Preplanning everything will not only help   head start, and you are good to go.
                            you from getting infected but also success-  You can use other means to contact your
                            fully adapting to this changed or changing   friends, your buddies or anyone with whom
                            lifestyle.                               you are really comfortable at sharing things.
                                Taking a leap straight to the lifestyle   Share your fears, talk about them but never
                            you used to have had once is a foolish step   lose them. Not just during this pandemic,
                            both for mental and physical health. Also,   fear works everywhere. It is Ok, and more
                            don’t depend on pills or other kinds of meds   importantly, it is a good thing to be afraid
                            to adapt to these situations.            because it will give you a reason to drive
                                Maintain a diary or keep notes of what   forward and not settle with what you have.
                            you did, how and are you satisfied with the   SELF-CARE IS THE BEST CARE
                            progress you made today. Ask these questions   Taking good care of your physical health
                            to yourself every night before going to bed   will also help in driving out the unnecessary
                            and set goals to accomplish for the next day   tension and anxieties in your mind. Proper
                            when you wake up. It is definitely hard, but not   hygiene should be followed at any cost.
                            impossible. We will bounce back, maybe not
                            quickly, but gradually and definitely.   The changes around you may cause a lot of
                                                                     discrepancies in the way you take care of
                                                                     your physical health.
                            CREATE AN INSIDE PICTURE
                            If making the best use of quarantine is a   For example, you may not be getting
                            part of your goals, add making efforts for   enough sleep on time or simply have uneven
                            adjusting, accepting and adapting to this   sleeping habits, which you are not at all used
                            whole new environment as a priority. You   to. Sticking onto homely food for a long
                            may need to understand that there is life   time and not being able to go out and hang
                            even after the lifting of the lockdown, and it   out for a while. Lack of popular sources of
                            should go on. It is a pretty obvious thing that   entertainment like new movie releases, live
                            it might trouble you mentally for a while,   sports etc. These will affect your mental
                            but all of this is just another phase of life, an   health to a huge level and make the return
                            unexpected but can be mastered with sheer   so difficult. You’ll get used to these habits,
                            will and a well-set mind to welcome these.   and after lockdown, things will settle into
                            Creating an Inside Picture is part of our   another atmosphere, a blend of past and
                            regular schedule, even in normal life. You   present.
                            know very well how we overthink some
                            things a lot which are very important to   Taking good care of your health, main-
                            us. It’s similar to that. We create a mental   taining a proper balance between changes,
                            picture of ourselves whenever we plan    expecting the incoming ones and sorting
                            something or are expecting something     the habits that you want to practice long
                            to happen. This usually happens with or   term with the ones you want to get rid of as
                            without our knowledge, but this technique   soon as possible are some of the areas you
                            can be implied in this situation to foresee   can concentrate and work on.
                            the changing world and our part in the
                            same. Varying pictures of these will help
                            you expect and give yourself a better idea
                            of what is coming and how you are going
                            to face it. Positive or negative, it doesn’t
                            matter at all. What matters is the ability to
                            generate these inside pictures to foresee
                            what is coming and how you will face it.






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