Mental health topic: anxiety/stress during quarantine

Heyy everyone! I'm Elif, from Turkey. I'm a volunteer in Telsiai. Here I'm talking about feelings during quarantine. Hope you will like it

                                       

I've been reading about this topic for whole two weeks. Most of you know that I'm a psychological counselor. Also, I personally struggle with anxiety sometimes. So, I'm interested in this topic in a professional and personal way. Being in quarantine makes me feel so awkward. I kinda started to 'like' it after 17 days. But still it is awkward. I've lost my daily sleeping and eating routine. I feel like everyday is the same and unfortunately everyday feel like a sunday! God, I wish I could have a friday, at least. I'm not writing this for telling you about my personal stuff :d this is for you. I hope you are reading it. This is a big life change for all of us. Even if some of us enjoy spending time with ourselves at home, it still is a big change. 'choosing to stay at home' and 'not being able to go out' are different things. When we 'have to' do something, it's not fun anymore. Now our 'normal' life has stopped. This version is the new normal. Everyone is trying to suit up on it and being away from your school, your friends, your everyday life can be overwhelming. Losing the 'normal' social routine can make us feel disappointed. This might cause some mental issues (like anxiety, depression, constant laziness etc.) I want to make sure that you know this, anxiety is totally normal and helpful. When it gets too much, it effects us in a bad way, but especially in this situation, feeling anxious is totally normal. All world is struggling with the same issue nowadays. Some of us feels stressful, alerted, paniced, some of us are more chill and relaxed. We're different people, each of us are unique and valuable. Processing feelings looks different for everyone. Some of you are trying to create art, learn new skills, have new hobbies, make your time productive. and some of you will spend the whole day in bed. Yes! being productive is a good thing, but remember that, you don't have to be productive, you choose to be. The important thing is that you do what feels right to you. Let yourself to feel it. If you feel like you need to talk to someone, remember, your families and friends, they will be there for you and as the volunteer of the youth center, I am here for you. you don't have to deal with anything alone, because you're not alone. Remember, your feelings are valid, you're valid. annnnnndddddd love ya! 😽😽