Making the best of social distancing

How to grow and cope with social isolation

Take social distancing as an opportunity to grow. Make good use of the additional hours that you have right now. Staying active, balanced and productive is the best thing you can do for your physical and mental health.

Here are proven strategies that will help you boost your immunity, increase resilience, and stay in a more positive mindset during social isolation.

Fifteen-minute meditation practice is enough time to make an impact on your mental balance. Find a quiet spot in your home and start a daily practice. Meditation is a well-documented strategy to reduce anxiety, depression symptoms, improve mental resilience, and happiness.

It is good to be thankful but it is better if you write it down. Reminding yourself of the goodness in your life is a scientific way to boost mood, lower toxic emotions, and increase positivity. The more you focus on the positive, the more you will realize that most of the things in your life is going great.

Take an online course and learn a new skill. Learning helps us build stronger brain connections to improve problem-solving. When you stretch your brain and learn a new skill you are protecting your brain against aging-related brain diseases like Dementia.

We all love spending time with people we feel we get along with and have similar interests. Human beings thrive when they have positive and supportive social connections and interactions. Continuing social relationships is vital for happiness, life satisfaction, and better immune protection against diseases. Build and grow your tribe online and stay meaningfully connected with others

Reading things that are positive, and uplifting is a proven way to keep the mind more optimistic. If you are only reading negative news, you are focusing your brain on fears and triggering stress, cortisol, and inflammation. When you read about positive things, your brain stays in a better mindset and you will feel more hopeful about the future. Hope is a valuable strength to build in these challenging times.

Nature is an amazing tool that can help us cope with stress and reduce anxiety. Research has shown that people that spend time outside have better mental health, less anxiety, and cope better with life challenges. If you can’t go out, get a plant.

There are people in need around you. There could be a neighbor that needs support and just a phone call. Helping others has many benefits that go beyond the person that you are supporting. When you assist someone, you are practicing a resilient strategy that will boost your confidence, reduce the risk of depression, and increase well being.

How are you making the best out of our current situation?

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