The document provides tips for maintaining good mental wellbeing while staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. It recommends connecting with others, talking about worries, looking after physical health through diet and exercise, limiting news consumption, continuing hobbies, relaxing daily, sticking to routines, and prioritizing sleep. The overall message is that taking care of mental health is important during this time.

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HOW TO LOOK AFTER YOUR
MENTAL WELLBEING WHILE
STAYING AT HOME
Whilst staying at home, it is important to take care of your mind
as well as your body. Feeling low, worried or anxious is okay.
Stay on top of your mental wellbeing whilst staying at home with
these top tips:
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2. 1. CONNECT WITH OTHERS
Maintaining healthy relationships during this time is important.
Whether this is with friends and family or your work colleagues,
go digital and stay in touch via phone, online messaging and
videos calls.
Keeping in regular contact with others will be beneficial for their
mental wellbeing, as well as your own.
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3. 2. TALK ABOUT
YOUR WORRIES
It’s okay to feel worried, scared or helpless in the current situation.
Share your worries with people that you trust.
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4. 3. LOOK AFTER YOUR BODY
Try to eat healthy, well-balanced meals, drink enough water and
exercise as regularly as possible.
Keeping in regular contact with others will be beneficial for their
mental wellbeing, as well as your own.
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5. 4. DO NOT STAY GLUED
TO THE NEWS
Stay up-to-date with the news on COVID-19 but do not spend an
excessive amount of time watching the news, especially online.
Use trustworthy sources like GOV.UK or the NHS Website for
the facts.
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6. 5. CARRY ON DOING
WHAT YOU ENJOY
Make an effort to focus on your favourite hobby if it is something
you can still do at home.
If not, picking something new to learn might help – there are lots
of ideas online!
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7. 6. TAKE TIME TO RELAX
Make sure that you take time out of each day to just relax.
This can help with difficult emotions and worries, and improve
our wellbeing.
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8. 7. STICK TO YOUR
DAILY ROUTINE
If you are working from home, try to get up and get ready in the
same way as normal before starting your work.
Maintaining a normal routine will enable you to feel in control and
stop you from making lazy habits.
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9. 8. LOOK AFTER YOUR SLEEP
Getting good-quality sleep can make a big difference in how you
feel. Try to maintain your regular sleeping pattern and stick to
good sleep practices.
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For more advice
and full details on
COVID-19, visit
GOV.UK or
the NHS Website.
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