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Dealing with Anxiety - Helping you deal with anxiety during lockdown, furlough, redundancy or uncertain times.
Anxiety is a normal feeling of unease, such as worry or fear.
Everyone has feelings of anxiety at some point in their life – for example, you may feel worried or anxious about a job interview, an exam or visiting the doctor. During times like these, feeling anxious can be perfectly normal. However, some people find it hard to take charge of their anxiety or worry. Their feelings of anxiety are more constant and can often affect their daily lives. Anxiety can manifest itself in many ways, often catastrophic thoughts about future events that are unlikely to happen.
Dealing with stress
We can all experience stress at certain times in our lives, some more than others. But what do you do when that stress is prolonged and out of our control?
A certain amount of stress can be good for us, keeping us sharp however not everyone benefits from this.
Some people seem to thrive on stress but others it has a profound adverse effect. We are not designed to experience prolonged episodes of stress, the hormones released can have a neuro-physiological effect and often leads to ill-health
Dealing with isolation
Choosing to be alone is one thing, having isolation enforced is completely different.
This video was created to help those who find themselves isolated as a result of Covid-19 but the strategies suggested could work in any scenario where someone finds themselves isolated or cut off from their usual group of friends, colleagues or family.
Enforced isolation is beyond our control, this can increase anxiety and stress levels and create a sense of helplessness. All of these emotions can negatively impact our mental wellbeing.
Making the mundane more appealing
When you find yourself having to do tasks which you find mundane in an environment where the usual boosts to one’s mood are just not there - working from home when you are used to working in an office, can be difficult to maintain motivation. This video covers some simple techniques to help you overcome procrastination and to get mundane or boring tasks done.
Finding motivation when there appears to be none often eludes many people and in my experience it takes practice and skill. Finding that one benefit that will outweigh the negatives is the key to getting motivated.
Creating optimism
When there doesn’t seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel, how do you keep yourself optimistic and motivated to keep going?
Our brains are wired towards negativity - science says as much as 75% of our thoughts will naturally dispose themselves to the negative. In order to redress this balance takes work - a bit like taking your brain down the gym for a positive workout. This strengthens the neuropathways which can improve our levels of optimism.
Are you glass half full or glass half empty?