DIFFERENT WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS DURING COVID-19 SUBMITTED BY :- SATNAM SINGH CLASS :- B.ED {GENERAL} 1ST YEAR ROLL :- 107 INSTITUTION :- B.C.M. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CITY :- LUDHIANA MAN IS A SOCIAL ANIMAL, HE CAN NOT SURVIVE WITHOUT TALKING TO OTHERS. PSCHOLOGY SAYS THAT TALKING TO YOUR PARENTS, SIBILINGS AND DEAR ONES GIVES YOU A RELIEF. SO SPEND YOUR QUALITY TIME WITH THEM AND STAY ANXIETY FREE. DOCTORS ADMITTED IT THAT DIET IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR MENTAL ILLNESS. IT TAKES FIVE MINUTES TO CONSUME 500 CALORIES. IT TAKES TWO HOURS TO BURN THEM OFF. SO YOU SHOULD EAT FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND SHOULD AVOID FRIED AND OILY FOOD. SO EAT HEALTHY STAY STRESS FREE. SLEEP IS THE CHAIN THAT TIES HEALTH AND OUR BODY TOGATHER. SCIENCE SAYS THAT THOSE WHO DON’T TAKE ENOUGH SLEEP ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE THEIR BRAINS DAMAGED. SO EARLY TO BED AND EARLY RISE SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY YOU TO STAY MENTALLY HEALTHY DURING THESE HARD DAYS. EXERCISE IN ANY FORM ACTS AS A STRESS RELIEVER. IT NOT ONLY CHANGES YOUR BODY BUT YOUR MIND, ATTITUDE AND MOOD ALSO. YOU CAN DO ‘YOGA’,‘PUSH UPS’, ‘SIT UPS’ AND MANY MORE. SO EXERCISE DAILY AND STAY PSYCHOLOGICALLY STRONG. ALCOHAL AND DRUGS RESTRICT YOUR MIND TO WORK PROPERLY. TOBACCO AFFECTS YOUR LUNGS AS WELL AS OUR BRAIN NEGATIVELY. IT CONTAINS NICOTINE WHICH GIVES YOU TEMPORARY FELICITY BUT PERMANENT ANXIETY. SO AVOID SUCH THINGS TO MANAGE STRESS DURING THESE QUARANTINE DAYS. YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO PLAY GAMES. PHYSICAL GAMES ENABLE YOU TO BE ACTIVE AND FRESH PHYSICALLY AS WELL AS MENTALLY YOU CAN PLAY GAMES LIKE HIDE AND SEEK, SINGING GAMES, DANCING CHALLENGE GAMES, CARD GAMES, DICE GAMES ETC. SO AVOID MOBILE AND VIDEO GAMES AND PLAY PHYSICAL GAMES TO MAKE YOUR BRAIN HEALTHY IN THESE COVID-19 DAYS. WATCHING TELEVISION AND MOBILE PHONES ENHANCE THE CHANCES OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION. SO MAKE YOUR DEAR ONES AND YOURSELF NOT TO USE SUCH DEVICES FOR LONG SPAN. NO PHONES AND T.V. CREATIVITY IS SOMETHING WHICH GIVES US PLEASURE. IT HELPS US TO SPEND OUR LEISURE TIME. MOREOVER CREATIVITY EXPANDS THE DOMAIN OF EXPERIENCE. YOU CAN MAKE ‘FLOWER POTS’, ‘WING CHAINS’, ‘TOYS’, ‘DRAWINGS’, ‘PORTRAITS’ AND MANY MORE. SO MAKE YOURSELF BUSY IN SUCH CREATIVE ACTIVITIES TO RELIEVE YOUR STRESS. “A READER LIVES A THOUSAND LIVES BEFORE HE DIES ..THE MAN WHO NEVER READS LIVES ONLY ONE.” STUDIES SHOW THAT READING BOOKS HELPS US TO RETAIN OUR MIND STRESS FREE. SO READ GOOD AND QUALITY BOOKS AND LITERATURE TO MAKE YOUR MIND FREE FROM ANXIETY. LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. IT CURES MOST OF OUR MENTAL DISEASES. YOU CAN READ FUNNY MAGAZINES, JOKES, SHARE YOUR PAST HUMOROUS MEMORIES WITH YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS. IT WILL TAKE YOUR STRESS AWAY. MUSIC GIVES A SOUL TO THE UNIVERSE, WINGS TO THE MIND, FLIGHT TO THE IMAGINATION AND LIFE TO EVERYTHING. PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY THAT MUSIC HAS THE POWER TO SWING YOUR MOOD. SO LISTEN GOOD MUSIC IN A NORMAL VOLUME. IF YOU LOOK THE RIGHT WAY, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE WHOLE WORLD IS A GARDEN. THE ONE WHO ALWAYS USED TO THINK POSITIVE CAN NEVER BE DEPRESSED. MOREOVER A POSSITIVE PERSONALITY ALWAYS CREATES A CONGENIAL ENVIRONMENT FOR OTHERS AS WELL SO YOU SIMPLY CAN TRY TO BE POSSITIVE EVEN IN THE HARD SITUATIONS LIKE THIS COVID-19 CONDITIONS. I AM GETTING BORED, I THINK I SHOULD TRY NEW THINGS. THIS IS A FACT THAT BOYS CAN COOK AND GIRLS CAN REPAIR THE OLD DESTROYED THINGS. SO YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR HOBBIES. TRY NEW THINGS THAT YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED BEFORE. AND SEE THE RESULTS SHARE WITH OTHERS MOTIVATE THEM TO DO SO