Holy – what words can I use here that will not offend anyone! Holy guacamole. Holy heck. H E Double Toothpicks as we used to say when I went to grade school in the south.
This sucks. The Coronavirus isolation simply sucks for those of us who need human contact to better manage our moods.
If you are struggling, you’re normal. I am struggling and I have a good management plan in place. I am thinking of what it’s like for people newly diagnosed with bipolar or those who have OCD or high anxiety at the best of times!
These are not good times for any of us with mental health disorders, so let’s do something about it today.
If you are isolating, make a call. I don’t care who you call, just call someone. I have to force myself to do this as well. Depression makes me isolate.
CRAP!
If you’re sleeping is off, let’s get it back on track. NOW. The #1 way to make yourself more ill and this means being sick when the darn isolation is finally over is to get off a regular sleep schedule. You can get back on track now so that you won’t be in HELL in a few months. Please. If there is one thing you do during quarantine to help yourself stay table, it is managing sleep. We can do this.
If you have Get it Done When You’re Depressed, now is a GREAT time to get it out and choose the strategies that best fit your situation. I’ve been using it since day one of coronavirus quarantine.
If you don’t have it, the Kindle version can be there in a few minutes. Help is on the way!
The main goal is to get out of bed and get on with life every day. This is the foundation for surviving this world crisis.
Julie
