How are you taking care of your mental health during this global pandemic times?

[RVA21]

Listening to music
Colouring in/crafts
TV/films
Reading/learning new things
Tidying an already spotless house, lol :hilarious:
Talking to people online
Avoiding the news
Trying to exercise regularly and taking photos of the lovely flowers etc
Feeding birds
Playing video games
Talking more to people outdoors - at a distance :laugh:

 

[ms spock]

Dancing!

 

[ms spock]

Humans suck..

I so hear you on that one!

 

[Truthful_Whispers]

I so hear you on that one!

I know right.
It's humans that have caused all the pain in my life, including my CPTSD.
That's one reason I gravitate to animals and nature instead..

 

[ms spock]

Animals & nature are the best!

 

[Justmehere]

I've been listening to virtual choirs on YouTube - people from home that sing various secular and religious songs from home, all together. Even when it's not always the type of music I would normally listen to, it's really calming somehow seeing people come together and sing so beautifully.

A few examples:

 

[ms spock]

Setting small goals and achieving them.

 

[shatter eyes]

I adopted a sea turtle from a cereal box code and named it "Hercules". Glad I got cereal before i became symptomatic and struggle mentally to get out for food. The cereal adoption made me be in the moment.

Source is www.envirokidz.com/adopt
screenshot of my first baby sea turtle
Cereal box

 

[ms spock]

Fabulous!

Heya Hercules!

 

[shatter eyes]

Fabulous!

Heya Hercules!

☺??????. Hello Ms. Spock. I am a baby turtle and know I have a long journey across the oceans filled with pirates and adventures. My genetics program me to eat jellyfishes so people can feel safer swimming. I was told plastic bags can fool me into sickness and also i can get quite the trip off battery acid and spray paints in the ocean.

My name is Hercules, I am baby sea turtle with a giant heart. I will not let you humans down even if I agree "humans suck" @Whispering_Truth @ms spock..nature and animals are the best.

You eat your jello. I will eat mom's sea water salted jellyfish ?

 

[NatBird]

- keeping protected from the FEAR virus
- not watching news (getting bits from other sources now and again)
- keeping ritual/routine which includes journalling, exercise, nature connection, taking in some sun meditation, qi gong etc
- keeping connected, talking to people on the phone
- disconnecting, making sure I'm not sitting at a desk plugged into machines and staring at a screen all day
- trying to get to bed as early as I can

 

[ms spock]

The relief I feel to be forced into isolation and working from home makes me realise just how much I’m triggered by people.

It's been a real eye opener for me!