With the pandemic, the level of physical stress and mental stress has increased with more consequences. More workers are resigning, a whole lot of people are experiencing burnouts and the fear of losing a valuable, person or job is outrageously high. One essential response to a period of stress such as this is adaptability.

1. Has your work routine changed recently? Do you feel like the tasks
assigned to you are overwhelming? Have you considered resigning
lately? Do you suffer headaches often? Is there anything unusual
about your appetite? If your answer to many of these questions is
yes, please do not be alarmed. You are obviously suffering from
stress and in reality, you are already alarmed. When under duress,
your nervous system releases cortisol and adrenaline, which
increases your heartbeat and makes you unrelaxed. Ultimately,
increasing your chances of making a regrettable decision swiftly.
DEALING
WITH
STRESS
Caused by COVID-19

2. The consistent use of nose mask might create a
sense of disquietude or make you feel trapped.
This stress also leads to dizziness or a sudden
panic for air. What’s even worse is that you can get
shamed or stigmatised in public. It is good to
consider alternatives such as a face shield or relax
the use of a mask when staying 5m from others.
Claustrophobic Stress

3. With the current technological trend, it is difficult
to keep our eyes away from computer screens,
resulting into digital eye strain accompanied with
headaches. Reduce the brightness of your devices
or change to dark mode and increase the font of
texts or zoom in on documents. You should also
blink often when stressed or take a lights-out nap.
Photophobic Stress

4. Many people, especially educators have had to
face the fear of adjusting to new things. Covid-19
has changed the order of things at work and in
homes, creating stress for anyone who is unwilling
to adapt or slow in resilience. Taking trainings,
attending webinars with cognitive behavioural
therapy sessions can help speed up recovery.
Neophobic Stress

5. The world might have found ways to get industries
back on track and their employees at work, but
with many educators still actively at home, the
phobia of staying at home, idle, and being alone is
at a huge rate. Even with online education, many
still feel isolated in their homes without work.
Morning walks or visiting others can reduce stress.
Autophobic Stress

6. Endless tasks with short deadlines put pressure on
the mind of workers, which would most likely
inhibit their performance. Sadly, this stress created
by timelines kill brain cells and drive workers to a
point of frustration. One way out of this trap is to
stop multitasking and procrastinating duty. Create
and follow an organized checklist with reminders.
Chronophobic Stress