For many people working from home right now, anxiety is throwing up an additional hurdle to overcome. This, on top of trying to get tasks completed as professionally as possible while juggling childcare and home-schooling
There’s no doubt that we’re living through one of the most uncertain and unnerving periods in recent history.
The secret to getting through this time lies in reframing one’s thinking, keeping anxiety under control and lowering our cortisol levels. It is therefore important to strive to make clear, thoughtful decisions, with the emphasis on long-term strategy. To regroup, reprioritise, recharge and innovate. New research suggests that anxiety impacts our brains by disengaging the pre-frontal cortex – the part of the brain that is essential for good decision-making – where we weigh up consequences, plan and process thoughts in a logical, rational way and screen out distractions or irrelevant information.
Find a good sounding board. And then do one thing, and then another and then another. Build on the small actions, as each action will help towards feelings of empowerment, alleviating anxiety.Taking action also means taking care of yourself. Get enough sleep. Eat well. Exercise. Remember that you don’t need news on a continuous loop, so stop yourself if you find you are going down a rabbit hole of breaking local and international news.
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