Mental Health Care: When You’re Learning to Be Okay With Yourself - 4 Ways Quarantine Can Strain Your Mental Health

Social distancing is very important right now because it flattens the curve and slows down the Coronavirus from spreading. But if we’re not careful, social distancing can also take a toll on our mental health. How has social distancing during the quarantine affected you? Comment below and share your experiences. Also, if you haven't check out our other videos on this topic here: 10 Ways The Covid-19 Affects You Mentally https://youtu.be/Mn-juBgrRWE Managing Stress, Anxiety, & Panic with Covid-19 https://youtu.be/z70Wq0j216Y Credits: Writer: Ria Parikh Script Editor: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Story Board: Elaine Lin Animator: Anthony Shek YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong To those feeling lost at this time please visit our partner at her channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l96JzoazxkE&t=58s Activities While Social Distancing: https://broomfield.org/3125/Activities-While-Social-Distancing Domestic Shelter: https://www.domesticshelters.org/resources/national-global-organizations References [1] “Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19”. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 23 March 2020. Accessed 25 March 2020. [2] Novotney, Amy. “The risks of social isolation”. American Psychological Association. May 2019; Vol. 50; No. 5. Accessed 25 March 2020. [3] Bruno, Karen. “Stress and Depression”. WebMD. 12 April 2011. Accessed 25 March 2020. [4] Montenegro, Robert. “Study: Being Bored Can Be as Stressful as Being Overworked”. Big Think. 5 October 2014. Accessed 25 March 2020. [5] Durvasula, Ramani. “Managing Difficult and Toxic Relationships During a Pandemic ”. Psychology Today. 14 March 2020. Accessed 25 March 2020. Any questions? Email [email protected] with your ideas or suggestions!