🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Improving Mental Health During Social Distancing

10 Options to Improve Mental Health While Social Distancing

1. Social distancing does not mean emotional distancing; use technology to connect widely;
2. Clear routines and schedule, seven days a week, at home—don’t go overboard;
3. Exercise and physical activity, daily if possible;
4. Learning and intellectual engagement—books, reading, limited internet;
5. Positive family time—working to counter negativity;
6. Alone time, outside if possible, but inside too; but remember, don’t isolate;
7. Focused meditation and relaxation;
8. Remember the things that you really enjoy doing, that you can do in this situation, and find a way to do them;
9. Limit exposure to TV and internet news; choose small windows and then find ways to cleanse yourself of it;
10. Bathe/shower daily, if possible, to reinforce the feeling of cleanliness.

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