At the beginning of the pandemic, for the first time in my life, I started feeling a constant sense of being overwhelmed and anxious, much like the rest of the world. I turned to long walks with my siblings and playing with my new puppy, but that only helped so much. On social media one day, I saw someone preaching how beneficial meditating has become in their life and challenged others to try it out. I downloaded an app and started small with three to five minute meditations every day and sometimes at night to fall asleep and it made the world of difference to me.
Beyond meditation, I’ve started to implement mindfulness in my life as well to “stop and smell the roses” so they say. I’ve started to take my time in doing things rather than rushing through. I realized that I was moving so fast through life that I would have a hard time remembering certain events or just everyday. Discovering different techniques to help with these over the past two years has really been my saving grace with my sanity.
Hi,
Good question with good response. I am glad that app you used helped you. We should take anxiety seriously and try to avoid before it turns out to be a disorder.
Hi Julia! Let me begin by saying that I am glad you were able to find some techniques that helped you. My anxiety and overwhelming feeling worsened when the pandemic began. I never really found anything that helped me. However, the techniques you mentioned are something I’d like to try. I found your topic to be very interesting and relatable. I love the expression “stop and smell the roses,” which I haven’t heard in a long time but will definitely start using.
Hello Julia,
I can relate that the pandemic changed me completely. I started to love my loved ones and I also started to value time spent with my family. I become more cautious of my surroundings and everything else happening around me.