We are all going through a turning point. It is a change in macro-health policies and a change in medical concepts. If it is implemented in an individual, it means a change in psychological state and lifestyle.
share several psychological suggestions:
1, no matter what you are experiencing—— Whether you are locked up at home every day, exposed to a risk environment when you go out, whether you are symptomatic but uncomfortable, asymptomatic but positive, whether you are symptomatic but not positive, or not infected but afraid... You can recite eight words in your mind: This is normal and will pass.
2, "normal", that means you are not special. No matter what you are experiencing, there are millions of people experiencing it together.
It's been three years, and there has been no chaos like this time, both out of control and completely expected, and there is no more worry than the worst.
We have broken the steady state of three years of delay. I will talk about it in "General Psychology" that whether you like it or not, breaking the steady state will have to go through an oscillation period.
must face a lot of new uncertainties. Somatically, it feels "it seems worse than before." This is normal.
3, there will be some time in the future, and it will feel confused and even worse.
All walks of life are short of staff (especially hospitals). People I know are infected one after another, more than half of them are positive in one office, and those who open a store find that there is less traffic, and the business is more difficult to do than before... These are not difficult to predict.
But while being frustrated, you must remind yourself: the biggest difference now is that it was long-term and I don’t know how long it will last. And the bad things now have an end. One day is close to victory.
4, "will pass" because you know it will pass. So just wait with peace of mind.
If you are infected, just take a leave of absence for yourself. Master some common sense of medication, but not overuse medication. There is no way to feel uncomfortable. The symptoms will not disappear until the time comes. Try to make this period more comfortable.
5, you already know all of these, you are still anxious. Then be anxious. Normal.
6, don’t be ashamed if you are infected, as the feeling of illness will amplify the pain.
tell your friends generously: "I was caught and felt at ease." I felt at ease and waited steadily for improvement. If your friend tells you that he is infected, as long as it is not a serious illness, you don’t have to make a big deal about your well-being.
Just express your concern moderately, please rest and ask him to see him again after he recovers.
is close to you. If you happen to stock up on medicine, you can ask him if he needs medicine. I can't help with anything else. Don’t give too much advice, don’t transfer a folk remedy or an expert video at a while. Now everyone’s most in need of advice is suggestions.
7, if you are not infected, you may be anxious about "not knowing when the boots will land." Uncertainty is sometimes more annoying than the pressure of certainty.
You can think of it like this: you are sure that it is one of two results: not infected yet - which is of course a good thing; or infected - means that it is confirmed. Anyway, it will be a good result.
8. Try to be careful when you are not infected and take good hygiene protection; don’t be upset after the infection, don’t blame others or yourself.
infection does not mean that what you did before is meaningless. You have made a little contribution to flattening the curve in the past few days. Now you are in the process of doing so, have a good rest.
9, focus on a few months later. The biggest challenge is not the chaos in front of us, but the fact that the footsteps are settled in a few months and we will return to the normal state of life.
We can be out of shape for the entire three years of the epidemic - those who take online classes, those who work online, and those who are half-dead in business - can comfort ourselves: "It's during the epidemic anyway."
But in the near future, you can't feel at ease if you continue like this. There are still a few months left. Think about next year, are you ready to go or have no clue? Or are you looking forward and afraid? Make good use of the last few months, make plans, and prepare for the days after stability.
