Facts will minimize your fear. There are two sources to use for managing fear in the new virus response: The World Health Organization and your national authority.
With all the headlines of news outlets, there's a risk of an infodemic where misinformation spreads. It can lead to increased anxiety and fear.
A psychiatrist explains that it's okay to vent sometimes, but it's important to also consider other methods for coping with the stress of the outbreak.
Social connection means sharing both positive and negative emotions. During a crisis, we can get comfort in sharing our fears and receive objective feedback.
Venting our fears and concerns with others can reduce their intensity. Others may provide support and care and soother our negative feelings. We can do the same in turn for them.
We learn we are not alone and may learn how others cope with their frustration and fear, which can help us adopt those methods.
Venting should not become a habit as it won't fix the problem. When to stop negative emotions:
When venting becomes the main coping style cause delays in adaptive action.
When sharing with others stresses them.
When you don't feel better, and one or both of you feel worse.
Young children are not there to listen to our problems, and their job is not to soothe us.
Talk to your doctor if you experience signs of clinical depression (depressed mood, low energy, poor or increased appetite, insomnia, and poor concentration).
Poor mental health results in diminished productivity at work, reduced rates of labour participation, an increase in workplace accidents, higher turnover of staff, and more. But employers can become a champion of change. Learn the steps you can make to build a mentally healthy workplace here.
In an increasingly complex and competitive globalized environment, the growth curve of mental illness is a serious concern, with statistics showing that 800,000 people commit suicide per year, and ...
Mental disorders that are unchecked and untreated in employees(and their family) often lead to reduced productivity, increase in workplace accidents, with a majority of the employees suffering from decreased concentration at work.
Treating mental health is not a big investment and employers can be the facilitators to reverse the grim scenario.