A bit confused
So I felt everything was starting to go normal. I finally connected with a therapist online (even though it was only 30 minutes and there weren't that many time for me to explain to her everything) but she gave me some helpful tips. So now, about 3 days after everything was going fine until after I had my dinner. I, for some reason, started getting anxious and stressed for no reason. I literally was not doing anything but playing a game and watching television. So the question is: is the game I'm playing causing me to feel stressed even though its not even a stressful game? Or is my stress and anxiety coming from technology as a whole? I need to distance myself from social media because I feel like with my anxious self, I can't take the coronavirus news anymore or I'll feel more stressed. But at the same time, if I'm not using social media to connect with people in our state of condition right now(city currently on a lockdown so everyone is limited on going out or hanging out), I will feel like I'm distancing myself from everyone and running away from everything. Everything is literally closed because essential stores. I can't even go to my favorite spot for a walk because they've closed down the area for construction and the virus. I'm literally just so confused about everything right now.
@dxiong2 You're not alone. I understand. I too am struggling with a hightened level of anxiety. Kind of think it's to be expected since COVID is an unprecedented situation. For me I found myself not being able to watch a movie as soon as a scene began that involved the government. I associated that scene to the COVID press briefings. I am coping by paying attention to my triggers. On that day, the movie was my trigger so I immediately stopped watching and went in another room and listened to meditation music which allowed my brain to breathe for a moment. I'm giving myself grace and telling myself it's ok not to be 100% ok. I also journal or in this case joined this group to verbalize how I'm feeling.
@dxiong2
It's great to use social media to stay in touch with friends and family, but ignore all of the virus posts and news. Many of the posts are lacking in credible information, and that can cause more confusion and stress.
If you think that game may have triggered your anxiety, try playing a different game and see what happens. Sometimes we have to go through a bit of trial and error to find out what our triggers are so that we can either avoid them or learn how to deal with them.
