Why we’re suddenly impatient about lockdown ending:
. And, quite frankly, many of us are tired of dealing with it. And we’re tired of dealing with it without our usual support systems in place.email for a curated edit of brilliant content every dayEverything is different right now: work, school, socialising, even getting groceries and we don’t know when it will get back to normal. It’s hard to know what adjustments we should make or if we’re doing enough. Especially when, for many of us, just getting through the day is a challenge.
If it’s the uncertainty around duration that is making it particularly hard to cope with restrictions right now, Dr Arroll advises trying to shift your perception. “Don’t think long-term, this is about mindset. If you tell yourself 12 weeks is a long time, it will feel like a very long time. If you frame it as three months to adapt, grow and explore in the face of adversity, you can turn this time into a unique and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
It’s hard to know what adjustments to make or if we’re doing enough. Especially when just getting through the day is a challenge.the brain reverts to survival mode. We are over-vigilant, highly alert and as everything changes so rapidly, we feel we need toThis also means that we might be experiencing
particularly amid the underlying stress caused by the uncertainty we find ourselves in, all the while being bombarded by negative news.we can slide into unhealthy habits. It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to connect this frantic disassociation from normal life as the overriding nudge towards breaking the social distancing advice and reaching out to familiar faces. It’s a strong urge, but we have to find healthy ways to manage it until lockdown restrictions are lifted.
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