Almost a week has passed since freedom of movement was limited and the vast majority of Spaniards remain in our homes. Worries, concentration problems, insomnia, ruminative thoughts … these are the most common reactions these days .
Each person has a personal situation: some remain alone at home, others as a couple, others with roommates, with children, … Each case is unique, so we want to offer you some general psychological recommendations to face this situation .
We hope shortly to have a more specific article with psychological advice for those who are affected by the Coronavirus and for those who are not.
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General psychological recommendations to face the Coronavirus
They are very basic recommendations, but if we put them into action they can help us a lot during these days:
- Assimilate it and normalize it : we are all displaced by this situation that we have never experienced before. Assimilate and understand that this is a temporary situation and IT IS NOT FOREVER is the first step to begin to calm ruminant thoughts and even anxiety. Throughout life we have or will go through situations that “mentally unset us” because we did not expect them, it was the first time it happened or we did not know how to act in the face of it. This is the same, only we are living it all together.
- Do not feed negative thoughts : it is normal to have them, it is difficult to avoid them but it is in our power not to feed them and make them bigger and catastrophic. The answer or the solution to this situation is not in our hands, for that are the experts who are doing a great job. Our mission is simply to follow the guidelines and ensure that uncertainty does not disturb our lives.
- Be well informed: being well informed is not being overinformed. We cannot obsess over knowing everything, searching the Internet for information, or constantly watching television for the latest news. This can become obsessive and end up generating a lot of discomfort. The ideal would be to mark one or two moments a day to watch the news and the rest to draw your attention to other things. Obviously something very important is to resort to reliable sources and not any information that we find through social networks or send us to the mobile.
The College of Psychologists of Ceuta has shared this guide that we found very interesting to include in this article.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.
We remind you that this entry belongs to a special “Psychology and Coronavirus” where you can find related articles.
Alexa Clark specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She has experience in listening and welcoming in Individual Therapy and Couples Therapy. It meets demands such as generalized anxiety, professional, love and family conflicts, stress, depression, sexual dysfunction, grief, and adolescents from 15 years of age. Over the years, She felt the need to conduct the psychotherapy sessions with subtlety since She understands that the psychologist acts as a facilitator of self-understanding and self-acceptance, valuing each person's respect, uniqueness, and acceptance.