Perspective thinking: While new restrictions mean we are “deprived of some things”, it’s important to “give yourself other things that you know you can” have.
explains that there is “bound to be tension and conflict” over Christmas between people with different levels of anxiety about the pandemic.
In situations like this, Robertson recommends “having compassion for both yourself and for people with different views of the situation”. “Nobody can argue with you explaining ‘I’m sorry, I’m anxious’, rather than ‘I’m sorry, I don’t think we should be meeting.’ The latter is potentially conflict inducing.”People who are feeling anxious or stressed about the pandemic and other difficulties in their lives should “use this time to do the most valuable thing you could do, which could be to learn and practise a little bit of mindfulness,” says Robertson.
“Try to do something you normally wouldn’t have the time to do. That will really benefit you through the whole year and help to build your resilience,” he says.
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