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A Global Pandemic Does not Mix With a Mental Health Crisis
The last two years has become an unprecedented time of fear, change and loss with the current COVID-19 pandemic. People have lost jobs or lost a loved one amongst other difficult adjustments.
It is important that we do our best to look after ourselves and our minds during this time. After all, if we aren’t healthy mentally or physically, it becomes impossible to care for ourselves and those we love.
Here are 10 grounding techniques for you to try whether you’re at home in lockdown, or still working in an essential services job.
1. Write a list — Evidence for and against
When we have worries or fears of a situation happening or about future events, writing a list can help us process what we’re feeling. It can also help us understand that our thoughts are not fact.
Here’s an example.
My fear: I will fail exams
Evidence for:
- I have failed one exam in the past
- My grades are not all straight As
Evidence against:
- I have studied each module well