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Mental health and the pandemic
Philip
Member Posts: 37 Courageous
Good morning everyone, I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well.
When I first received my letters from Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson about being grounded for several weeks, my heart sank, I was expecting to be told I was grounded, at the moment I'm receiving treatment for TB. However, I let it sink in a little, first thing I did was to accept the situation, accept it for what it is, the government isn't going to do this, unless it had too, regardless of what the conspiracy theorists say. Once I accepted the situation I started to feel a little better, mentally. The weather was nice, fortunately I have a garden to sit in, which I did, I started noticing sights, sounds, smells etc, thing I hadn't experienced since I was a kid. Finally I was feeling mentally well, at least a little, yes, now and then I would feel unwell again, but I would think of Little chores around the house, little things I'm physically capable of doing, it's amazing the things you could do with a little thought, I got a fair bit done around the house, finally, given that I hate shopping, especially when it gets painful, I saw this as a chance to rest. Other people I know in my position did a little light exercise while watching TV, one went down almost three trouser sizes. What I'm trying to say is, if this happens again, don't look at it like its a bad thing, look for the positives, you might not find them straight away, but they will be there.
Good luck, God bless to you all
When I first received my letters from Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson about being grounded for several weeks, my heart sank, I was expecting to be told I was grounded, at the moment I'm receiving treatment for TB. However, I let it sink in a little, first thing I did was to accept the situation, accept it for what it is, the government isn't going to do this, unless it had too, regardless of what the conspiracy theorists say. Once I accepted the situation I started to feel a little better, mentally. The weather was nice, fortunately I have a garden to sit in, which I did, I started noticing sights, sounds, smells etc, thing I hadn't experienced since I was a kid. Finally I was feeling mentally well, at least a little, yes, now and then I would feel unwell again, but I would think of Little chores around the house, little things I'm physically capable of doing, it's amazing the things you could do with a little thought, I got a fair bit done around the house, finally, given that I hate shopping, especially when it gets painful, I saw this as a chance to rest. Other people I know in my position did a little light exercise while watching TV, one went down almost three trouser sizes. What I'm trying to say is, if this happens again, don't look at it like its a bad thing, look for the positives, you might not find them straight away, but they will be there.
Good luck, God bless to you all
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
How are you feeling about the upcoming end of shielding, will you be pleases or is it making you apprehensive ?