Lockdown survival kit

IMAGINE a way to improve your life and your mental health day by day. This is what this post is about. Since Covid-19 emerged, we have lost our sense of control over our lives. Many have lost their jobs, even more are working from home with less interaction with others. Staying at home with less interaction with others can increase depression and anxiety. When we have more time to sit and think, we tend to worry unnecessarily about things that may never happen.

When times get tough, mental resilience is the key to coping and surviving. IMAGINE is a “mental health survival kit” that I created to help others (and myself) maintain mental strength during difficult times.

So what can you do to survive living in lockdown? Use the acronym IMAGINE daily to keep a balanced mental state. If you run through the 7 ideas daily, you will find that the lockdown survival kit helps you to be more resilient and better able to cope:

I = Self care

Staying at home means many of us are neglecting self-care. Self-care isn’t just about brushing your teeth and having a wash. It’s also about treating yourself well, having healthy boundaries with others and showing yourself compassion. What have you done today that has made you feel better about yourself? Self-care boosts your mood and signifies that you are valuable. The obvious self-care…