While the coronavirus pandemic shakes the world, we have all been ordered to social distance and stay quarantined. Being in quarantine greatly lowers a person’s chance of catching or spreading the virus. Although quarantine can greatly protect your health and the health of others, it can worsen someone’s mental health.

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Taking Care of Mental Health in Quarantine
April 9, 2020 by Herrick Lipton (Edit)
While the coronavirus pandemic shakes the world, we have all been ordered to social distance and stay
uarantined. Being in quarantine greatly lowers a person’s chance of catching or spreading the virus.
Although quarantine can greatly protect your health and the health of others, it can worsen someone’s
mental health.
Self-isolation during a pandemic can easily cause stress, insomnia, irritability, depression, and anxiety.
However, there are a few ways to take care of your mental health while in quarantine:
Create a Daily Routine
Being a quarantine puts a major halt on the daily schedules and routines we have all become accustomed
o. When stuck home all day, it can easily lead to someone feeling directionless when trying to ll all the
ours of the day. To combat this, create a new routine to break up the day and add direction. If you are
working from home, it’s important to treat it as a regular workday and hours the same way you would if
ou were in an o ce. When you have kids at home as well, make sure they are treating it as a regular
chool day. It doesn’t have to be a strict routine, just one that adds direction to your day.
Stay Active Throughout the Day
Many of us become guilty of binge-watching TV shows, sleeping in, and spending most of our time on the
ouch when being stuck inside all day. As relaxing as this is at rst, this kind of behavior can lead to
eelings of depression. When stuck inside for most of the day, it’s important to still be as active as
possible. Do chores around the house, play with your kids, and get in some exercise through at-home
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workouts. Not only does this help with mental health, but it can also better your physical health. Whenever
ou are feeling bored, shut off the TV and put the device down to get more active.
Don’t Become Overwhelmed with Information
While it is important to stay informed on the coronavirus and have updated information, looking too much
t the news and reading online stories is not good for anxiety. It is easy to become overwhelmed and start
o panic when spending every minute of the day reading inaccurate or overly negative information.
nstead, look to sources such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health
Organization (WHO), as well as state and local health departments. By relying on information from
redible sources and checking updates once a day or so, it can keep you informed without negatively
ffecting your anxiety.
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