Coronavirus anxiety: coping tips for stress,panic and sadness

     It's a scary time for all of us right now. Most of us could have never imagined maneuvering through life in the 21st century blindly. Yet, here we are living day by day in an unprecedented uncertainty.  It is that feeling of uncertainty that may be the reason for many of us being stressed out. An overwhelming sense of fear, panic and sadness may be building up and we simply don't know what to do with all this flood of emotions.
        However, even uncharted areas of our lives there are things we can do to try to ease some of the stress, panic and sadness. While everyone is managing life in the midst of a pandemic differently there are a few steps that we can do to bring us some emotional relief.

• Take a break from all the negativity. While it is important to remain informed step away from the television, put down reading materials and turn off podcasts and other news related sources…this includes social media. Constant intake of pandemic information can be unnerving and lead to anxiety, panic attacks and depression
• Allow yourself to grieve. All of us are experiencing loss in varying degrees. Bottling f up stress, panic and sadness is likely to lead to emotional and physical exhaustion. 
• Self-Care is extremely important.
  • Begin to practice deep breathing exercises
  • Stretch in the morning and evening. Stress leads to tension and tension in turn  leads to more stress
  • Practice Yoga
  • Meditate in a way that works for you
• Eat Healthy, balanced meals
• Get plenty of sleep
• Pamper yourself. Give yourself a facial, manicure, pedicure. Something that is a reminder that you are special and still deserve to feel special
• Get creative with exercising. It's amazing what things you have around the house that can be used for daily exercise
• Limit alcohol intake
  
• Take all prescribed medications as prescribed. Do not increase, decrease or eliminate medications all together without consulting your Doctor                           Keep smiling...Keep shining tomorrow is a brand new day. We can get through this together!