Recently, there has been more anxiety in our lives. Now, in addition to the usual everyday stressful situations, to which we are more or less accustomed, we have reached an additional portion of disturbing events.
I don't want to write about methods of protection, about quarantine, about responsibility to myself and others.
All this abounds on the Internet. I am more concerned with our emotional state.
Adults are actively discussing the situation with the virus in the world. TVs and news channels are probably full of headlines. Children hear about what is happening, but do not understand what exactly is happening. They have questions, but not everyone decides to ask them.
Very often, such important and complex issues are raised as death, the finitude of life, the loss of loved ones.
Quarantine and restriction of communication with the usual circle of people lead to separation, which will certainly manifest itself through emotions: anxiety, frustration, desire for intimacy.
Alarmed parents instill additional tension in children that children themselves cannot express and understand.
Parents try to think of how to organize their lives so that they can work and leave their children at home.
I find that working from home when children are full of anxiety is very difficult. Yes, and we ourselves are full of emotions. We feel irritation, anger, sadness, an inexplicable feeling of loss, distraction, fear or, on the contrary, devastation, bravado, indifference, which can speak of emotional defenses.
If each of us pays attention to his condition, we will be able to notice how his body and emotional system react to stress.
Many will notice that it is difficult for them to concentrate, their attention is scattered, procrastination is on the rise and the ability to work effectively is diminishing. In this way, anxiety finds its way out.
You have to activate to manage this quarantine, keeping in touch with your loved ones from a distance will help us on the Internet. Calls, messages, video calls, sharing on social networks will also help children and we find it easier to experience this separation.
In this difficult period, it is especially important to help yourself stay strong. And our strength is in vulnerability, in the ability to feel and experience all the emotions that arise in us, in keeping our hearts soft.
Mutual support and caring for neighbors create conditions where it is easier to survive in difficult times. And this is exactly what we all need now.
