COVID -19 and Stress Management
by IACP Accredited Member Joe Heffernan
(1) IDENTIFY your support contacts - family, friends etc. Keep in touch by phone, text and email – SHARE how you feel. Also: GP,HSE numbers: 1850 24 1850 and E: hselive@hse.ie. ONLY follow instructions, advice from TRUSTED SOURCES e.g. HSE
(2) EXERCISE. Walking is good - but safe distance (2 or 3 Metres). Catch up on reading – Those books you meant to read. Enjoy light TV Programmes. Listen to music. Eat healthily and keep to a routine re. meals and sleep. Practise meditation, mindfulness, breathing exercises. Tidy that room - Do jobs in the garden - Walk the dog. Keep a sense of humour – Funny WhatsApp attachments. DO NOT constantly access / think about Covid-19 UPDATE
(3) ENGAGE WITH POSITIVE THINKING: “This Too Shall Pass”. What saw me through tough times before won't desert me now. For those who are of a spiritual nature – trust your beliefs. Look up “RESILIENCE” Online (Esp. American Psychological Assoc.).
(4) IF you are finding it all too stressful – many psychotherapists are offering Telephone appointments / consultations. Look up www.iacp.ie
We will get through this!
COVID-19
- Practice During Covid-19 Outbreak FAQs
- Coping with Covid-19: Tips for the Public
- Remember, Rewind & Refocus
- Resilience on the Frontline
- Helping your child cope with C-19
- Mental Health Wellness Tips
- Lockdown and your Marriage/Relationship
- COVID-19 & Stress Management
- Managing Insomnia and Sleeplessness During Covid-19.
- IACP COVID-19 Return-to-work Guidelines for Members
- IACP CEO article in the Journal.ie
- IACP CEO Letter in Irish Times [03/04/20]
- Message to members from IACP Cathaoirleach
- Update Regarding the Covid-19 Outbreak 18/03/20
- IACP Emails to Minister Harris
- IACP Covid-19 Statements 10th-13th March 2020
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