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LENGKONG, AYOBANDUNG.COM – Dr. Gary Small, a brain health and aging specialist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), said mental health should be a priority at the time of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ability to manage stress becomes important. Right now, chronic stress can threaten and weaken the immune system and affect the ability to fight infection, Gary said in a written statement in Jakarta on Sunday (4/19).
He added that stress can also have a negative impact on physical and mental health. The existence of family, friends, or community that can help cope with stress and control mental health. Technology allows us to continue being able to interact.
Gary, who is also the director of health and nutrition for Herbalife Nutrition, explained that people experienced anxiety, depression and other mental health problems during the Covid19 pandemic due to exposure to information. He advised the community to control stress levels during large-scale social restrictions (PSBB). Everyone has a different level of stress.
He shared tips related to efforts to recognize the level of stress suffered. First, identify the symptoms of stress, with the characteristics of tooth pain, weight gain, headaches, mood swings, back and neck pain, and lack of sleep at night.
Second, look for stress triggers. For example, if working from home or watching news makes you anxious, irritated, or have a headache or neck pain, get up immediately and stop for a moment.
Then listening to music or going to a quiet place to relax can help restore your mental state and return to work.
Third, organize a schedule by rescheduling daily activities with adequate rest from work, watching or reading news and social media. Fourth, do creative activities, that is, spend time looking for new activities or doing hobbies. That helps a person to relax.
Fifth, apply your breath to relax. Sixth, exercise can improve physical and mental health.
Also, keep in touch with close family and friends. Finally, keep a routine with consistent activities that can be done.
“It is important to remember that stress is a common thing that causes a decrease in productivity and threatens physical and mental health. Preventing stress and developing good techniques will help control the body and become stronger,” he explained.
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