Everyone's experience of COVID 19 is completely different. Some people having been feeling more stress than others especially those who are in isolation and working from home. Our realities have changed with this pandemic and mostly we can all relate to the fact that uncertainty has really turned things upside down from a social, economic, work and psychological point of view
How To Cope With Social Isolation During Covid 19
Many countries including Australia have turned to social isolation and social distancing in order to stop the spread of the covid 19 amongst other precautionary behaviors. Given that we are social creatures at our best, this is naturally going to produce massive challenges at the hour of being confined to our homes. We face being removed from people we love, loosing our freedom and income or jobs which can leave many feeling anxious, frustrated, bored and depressed.
Here are a few things to reflect on that may help during social isolation:
Are You Feeling Anxious About The Corona Virus?
Everyone is talking about the coronavirus as this new pandemic spreads and the whole world watches attentively at the range of effects from simple symptoms to deaths. Unfortunately, as the world is changing and evolving with this virus, so is the rate of mass hysteria that is accompanying it. Without underestimating the life-threatening potential of this virus, it is also important to notice how the world has created an extraordinary level of panic and irrationality that is making things ten times worse.
What is Depression
Have you felt sad, empty and tearful for long periods of time?
Or inexplicably angry and irritable or frustrated over small things .....?
What about feeling like you've lost pleasure in most things and just want to be alone?
Most people have a rough idea of what depression is and have possibly even experienced it at some point in their lives. Feeling low, sad down in the dumps with no motivation. Sometimes it can leave little will to live. It is also known as The black dog - for the same reason that it's this dark constant companion that can be unpredictable, sinister, overwhelming and not always seen, perhaps even feared. If any of you reading this article have ever felt depressed or had depression, you may recognise how well the metaphor actually fits.
The Five Core Benefits of Psychodynamic Counselling
Four Signs Your Anxiety is Getting the Better of You
We've all experienced some level of anxiety at one point or another in life. It's uncomfortable and it eventually passes so we don't give it anymore thought but when it becomes more frequent and intense , or it's simply not going away, there's a sense that something is not quite right.
Let's explore some of the things most people can relate to at the hour of noticing this level of anxiety and why it's a good idea to seek an experienced Psychologist for help.
What is Psychodynamic Counselling?
Welcome
After many years of practicing as a Psychologist in Melbourne, I have decided to share a space for people who are interested in reading about deeper psychological perspectives regarding relationships, mental health concerns, and everyday issues mixed in with a spice of culture and language diversity.
