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Coping with Covid-19

DuckBread
over 4 years ago

I'm currently in self-isolation and I know that many of us are feeling anxious/isolated, so I thought I'd share a really useful video by Purple Ella on coping with the Covid-19 pandemic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIpvdMVnfGs&t=12s

Here are some tips for activities that have been keeping me busy while I self-isolate:

  • Housework (especially the jobs that I've been putting off for a while)
  • Creative writing
  • Reading
  • Watching TV shows and films
  • Playing video games
  • Playing piano
  • Adult colouring books
  • Puzzle books/activity books
  • Keeping in touch with people via social media, or over the phone
  • I'm intending to use a fitness app I have to help me with some exercise, but I haven't got around to that yet Slight smile

Also, some advice on how I'm helping myself stay healthy:

  • Drinking plenty of water
  • Continuing to wear my Fitbit so that I notice when I'm not moving around often enough
  • Eating three good meals a day
  • Treating myself (e.g. to a piece of cake) when I feel like it, without going overboard on the snacks
  • Limiting the amount of time I spend on social media and news channels - whilst the Covid-19 updates are helpful, a constant stream of information (some accurate, some not) isn't always helpful for my anxiety levels.

I hope some of these tips are helpful - stay safe and take care of yourselves.

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  • over 4 years ago

    Honestly, the isolation thing hasn't been that huge of a change for me.  The thing that's annoying me the most this very second is the lack of fresh groceries.  I miss my salad!  But even if I could get the produce, for now I feel like it's just a bad idea to eat anything that someone else might have handled - but won't have heat applied to it prior to consumption.  Sigh.

    Keeping myself busy with the usual things, walking my dogs (at night and/or early morning so there's nobody around), working out (alone, at home, as usual), working/tinkering with tech stuff, a little bit of casual studying, some video games, youtube and catching up with whatever TV/films I feel like watching.  My nephew's recently crashed his car and has been having a pretty bad time all round lately, so I'm hoping to give him a hand to get that straightened out in the coming days.

    Also, today I've set up BOINC to crunch numbers for Rosetta@home on my home lab.  Ok, so this doesn't exactly help directly in coping with current events, but hopefully can make some small contribution toward the eventual development of a vaccine.

  • over 4 years ago in reply to Caligula Would Have Blushed

    I'm hoping we'll be able to get more fresh produce once the supermarkets settle down a bit. Lots of vegetables might be the best way forward (e.g. in stews or casseroles). You could also (once you can get them) try fruits that need to be peeled before eating, like oranges - the inside won't have been touched and you could wear gloves to peel them.

    It sounds like you're finding some good ways to keep busy Slight smile I hope things improve for your nephew soon - it's good that he has you to support him. 

    That sounds amazing - I suppose that knowing you're contributing to a solution must provide some comfort. 

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  • over 4 years ago in reply to Caligula Would Have Blushed

    I'm hoping we'll be able to get more fresh produce once the supermarkets settle down a bit. Lots of vegetables might be the best way forward (e.g. in stews or casseroles). You could also (once you can get them) try fruits that need to be peeled before eating, like oranges - the inside won't have been touched and you could wear gloves to peel them.

    It sounds like you're finding some good ways to keep busy Slight smile I hope things improve for your nephew soon - it's good that he has you to support him. 

    That sounds amazing - I suppose that knowing you're contributing to a solution must provide some comfort. 

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