While our stress triggers may keep changing, many still feel completely overwhelmed with fear or frustration or sadness.
Try these simple ways to reduce stress and fear at home:
- Sing for at least ten minutes
- Sit outside in your garden with your bare feet on the earth
- Apply pressure to the space between your second and third knuckle for instant calm
- Breathe deeply
- Meditate in a way that suits you
- Practice mindfulness by becoming aware in a non-judgemental way
- Exercise – run up and down your stairs if you must!
- Laugh – netflix, books, a shared joke
- Drink lemon balm tea – warm drinks help fight the virus
- Reduce your caffeine intake
- Call a friend and talk it out
- Practice visualisation or look at beautiful, calming images like this online