Your Low-Stress Guide to Leveling-Up Your Bedtime Routine
Are You Burnt Out or Depressed?
In a shock to no one, I feltwellanxious.
By thinking creatively about how we can continue to care well for ourselves, we are bolstering resilience.
Think about the coping skills you used in your life before, saysAimee Daramus, a licensed psychologist.
What was a specific coping skill doing for you?
Youll need a new way of coping that satisfies that specific need.
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You dont want to use a distraction skill when you need emotional expression, for example.
What was it doing for you emotionally?
Was that your escape?
Your way of using exercise to distract from problems?
Did you connect with other people at the gym?
Youre likely to listen differently depending on what you need that song to do for you.
If you gotta talk, say so, says Daramus.
You dont want to plan a fun movie night when what you really need is to talk.
I encourage developing a regular gratitude practice and implementing mindfulness strategies, says Dr. Lere.
Dr. Lere emphasizes how important honesty with yourself is right now.
I encourage the people in my life to make choices that their future self will thank them for.
Ask: how will this action leave me feeling in 10 minutes, 10 hours, or 10 months?
The uncertainty surrounding the pandemic can leave some people psychologically spinning with a sense that this will never end.
Im not starting from scratch.
Its just about taking that know-how and discovering what techniques best bring me there right now.
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