The Covid-19 pandemic has put mental health for so many people at great risk. Here are a few quick steps to get yourself on firmer footing.
- Get off social media. The correlation between depression and anxiety and heavy social media usage is well documented.
- Explore nature. Get out and enjoy God’s good earth.
- Walk every day. Just a 30 minute walk goes a long way towards good health, physically and mentally.
- Socialize. Make real social connections… in person.
- Read every day. If you’re a Christian, start your morning each day by reading’s God’s Word.
- Start a Gratitude Journal. If you’re reading this, you’re likely better off than 99% of the world’s population. You have many blessings. It helps to write them down and review them each morning or at bed time.
“A startling report released Thursday by the CDC found that 10.7% of Americans reported seriously contemplating suicide in the 30 days before the survey, issued over the last week of June, was conducted.
That’s in contrast to the 4.3% who reported the same thing over the course of 2018. The percentages were far higher in certain populations, including ethnic and racial minorities, and essential workers.
The report, which surveyed 5,412 Americans, also found that about a quarter had symptoms of anxiety and about the same percentage had symptoms of depression.”
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