3 Ways to Get Through the Pandemic Without Going Crazy

Amelie Theron - 3 Sep 21

While the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be winding down, it’s far from over. In fact, in some U.S. states and European countries, the number of daily reported cases is once again spiking, leading to more lockdowns, more social distancing, more masks, and more protests in the streets. 

So, what can you do at this point to stay sane during this seemingly never ending pandemic? If there’s one important thing you might have learned during the past year and a half, it’s not necessarily keeping your hands sanitized. Rather, it’s how you go about keeping your hands and your mind occupied. 

For instance, some homeowners have used this “downtime” to renovate their homes. Be it a new coat of paint or refinishing the floors, just going through the positive process of rehabilitating your precious home has kept you from going crazy. When it comes to hardwood floors, for example, the experts at Tri Point Flooring point out that it’s possible to change the color of your preexisting to floor to something that might better suit your tastes and your overall mood. Just changing your floor color can make you feel good about yourself and send positive vibes throughout the house. 

But refinishing the floors or buying new drapes for the windows is the least of what you can do to keep it together during the pandemic. Says a new report on the subject,the definition of a pandemic is a disease or virus that has managed to spread across multiple continents, worldwide. The worrisome part in all this is that no one, not even the experts, really have a grip on how fast a pandemic can spread, nor how many people will be infected and/or die from it. In the end, it’s a matter of somehow keeping it under control, if such a thing is possible.  

People are mandated to stay at home, while curfews are activated by local and state governments. Restaurants have made the switch to take-out only,while grocery shopping is relegated tocurbside pickup. Employees are laid off or fired, while the children can no longer attend school. No more concerts, no more movie theaters, no more casually browsing bookstore shelves. You are forced to find ways to keep yourself sane, such as engaging in home activities like fixing up your house and yard, or perhaps taking on an online class, or starting a new online business be it blogging or influencing. 

Get Some Exercise

Some experts will tell that getting enough exercise is one of the most single best strategies for managing your stress. Exercise lowers the level of stress hormone cortisol while raising serotonin which elevates your overall mood. Serotonin is also said to boost your immunity.  

You can exercise right in the comfort of your own home. Take advantage of online exercise videos, programs, and group classes. All that’s required is to change into your workout clothes and get started. 

Turn Off the News

While exercise can elevate your mood, watching too much news can be detrimental to it. The mainstream media is no longer a not-for-profit enterprise but instead, corporate run. Therefore, the news is all about making a profit. That said, the mainstream media is known to exaggerate and even outright lie when it comes to accounts of violence, rates of disease, damage, and politics. 

Engage in Some New Learning

Now that we spend a lot of time at home, we also have a lot of time on our hands. You have a choice here. You can either use that time to worry your head off and stress over a future you have absolutely no control over. Or,you can take advantage of all that time to learn something new. 

Maybe there is something you’ve always wanted to do but never had the time to do it. By engaging in some new learning, you will stimulate your brain, and this will reduce stress and make you feel good about yourself. Learning new things enhances your serotonin anddopamine levels. At the same time, your levels of cortisol will decrease. Said more simply, you will feel better during a pandemic that seems never ending.

Amelie Theron

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