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As we go through an unprecedented Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, loneliness becomes a global issue, which increases the risk of physical and mental well-being problems. Consequently, self-care and finding ways to maintain the social connection to cope with loneliness during Covid-19 social isolation grows in necessity. Study shows that those who consistently take care of themselves have a better well-being than those who take themselves for granted. In that light, the 7 Cups- Community relentlessly advocating self-care through many channels on the site, including The Self-Care Lounge forum. E-intervention is another way to cope, such as online exergaming to maintain physical activities while connecting with other people, Netflix parties with friends or family, participating in online Group Support, or volunteering at online communities. For instance, my daughter and her peers use Zoom and Google Hangout for school and socializing among friends during the pandemic. For online Group Support, many group chat rooms can be found on 7 Cups for Members to feel supported, whether it is the Sharing Circle or on discussions provided by sub-community leaders. Furthermore, for online volunteering, people can switch to their Listener account to provide support to others.


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Coping with Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Effects of loneliness on Mental Health

While loneliness itself isn't a mental health problem, it can have an adverse effect on one's mental health. Loneliness can make people feel alone and unwanted. According to www.mind.org.uk/, research suggests that loneliness presents an increased risk of mental health problems, which include: depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues, sleeplessness and more. Many people wonder: does loneliness lead to depression or does depression lead to loneliness? It can go either way, both feeding the risk of the other. People suffering from loneliness have reported lower quality of sleep and social isolation during the covid pandemic can increase the risk of developing anxiety. Fortunately, there are many ways of overcoming the negative effects of loneliness on mental health.

Sources:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/loneliness/about-loneliness/
https://www.verywellmind.com/loneliness-causes-effects-and-treatments-2795749
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2018/10/30/7-ways-loneliness-and-connectedness-affect-mental-health/

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Ways to Help The Kids Fight the Monster Under The Bed

The coronavirus outbreak has changed our lives in ways we could not have imagined. We can only imagine the internal battles that kids are fighting as they are trying to regulate their emotions during such a difficult time. Children still have ways to connect to each other via Internet, but the fact that they are not being able to meet physically has been troubling for them. Covid has cut off the social life of which is actually a really vital part of our lives, and that too at such a young age. Research shows that children and adolescents are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety due to the enforced isolation. Another study shows that they understand the situation well but they have been feeling conflicted because on one hand, they have been feeling anxiety, worry, fear and loneliness due to the situation but on the other hand they feel happy, cheerful and safe at homes with their families. But the development of the children depends on the environment of the home, their bond with friends and their process of managing their emotions. It is understandable how kids have been feeling during this time. I am also thankful for parents who have been helping their kids cope despite them feeling the same emotions as their children. Here are some methods on how to help your children to cope with the situation.
1.) Screen time has been helpful for kids to cope as this is one of the easiest ways to connect with their friends and talk to them. They can even relate to each other as they are going through the same thing, making them feel less lonely. But also keep in mind about the duration of the screen time.
2.) Parents should work through their feelings and emotions too. Kids are very intuitive and can sense our emotions too. Parents should always be honest with their children, but also keeping their age in mind as their small minds won’t be able to understand the world the way adults do.
3.) Acknowledge their feelings. Give them time and attention. Listen to them and provide them encouraging words. This helps a child continue their development.
4.) Find creative ways for them to do their activities. We discussed before how kids feel during this pandemic. Creative ways can help them direct their mind on the activities more. You can even make rewards for the children, which makes this exciting. New games and activities will help the children feel excitement about the coming days instead of anxious.

These are some of the ways to help a child cope with the pandemic. I hope that your child/children as well as you have been doing well. In the end, I would like to end this article with a quote.

"Breathe. You're strong. You got this. Take it day by day." ~ Karen Salmansohn

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Coping with Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

What about feelings of loneliness in times of pandemic?

We understand that feelings are essential to human life and they are what allow for interconnections with people, obtaining bonds, creating social ties and connecting with the society in which we live. Human beings need this exchange of feelings for their psychic constitution: to communicate and be understood.

But when all this interaction is out of balance, as it is today in COVID's times, let's think of some ways to fight negative feelings and turn them into positive ones in the midst of all this.

1- When you feel lonely try to think of all the people you like and be grateful that they exist and are protected and unsafe.

2- Try to understand that this will pass, nothing is eternal, be strong.

3- Think of it as an opportunity to improve your skills.

4- Even at a distance, talk to your friends about your feelings and be available to listen to them too. Talking about what we are feeling behind a feeling of relief.

5- This source https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_1 that I discovered and will share with you contains articles that might help you to better deal with your feelings and feel better.

Coping with Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Staying Positive Through a pandemic: things shall get better

After a year into a worldwide pandemic, it's easy to feel discouraged or feel as it won't ever end. Having to be in lockdown or social distancing for such a long period of time has surely had an impact in everybody's mental health. It's hard to remind positive, so let's look at some stats together that could help out see the light out of this dark tunnel. What is the way out of pandemic? The Vaccines. But it's not just them alone, it's vaccination. It's social responsability that will save us. There's 22 vaccine studies going on right now all over the world. As per WHO, there have been 196,553,009 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 4,200,412 deaths and as of 29 July 2021, a total of 3,839,816,037 vaccine doses have been administered.

According to Out World in Data, 28.2% of the world population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 14.5% is fully vaccinated. 4.11 billion doses have been administered globally, and 37.58 million are now administered each day. While those numbers may not seem a lot compared to the world population let's take a moment to see how big that 28.2% actually is. The world has at this moment almost 7.9 billion people (and counting!) so while 3,839,816,037 still means we have a long way to go, those numbers are actually people who took the step to make sure we can end this pandemic more quickly. So while this may easily be one of the hardest sanitary moments in our recent history - we're getting out of it and you've literally lived through a pandemic, which sadly not all can say. Coping with loneliness includes remembering: we're in a global pandemic, and you've still managed to do a lot of things during the last year and a half. That should be rewarded

and in the end the love you take, is equal to the love you make. - Mel, 7Cups Ambassador

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Coping with Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The breakdown of covid and the sudden lockdown was very drastic and unseen to all of us. Currently, we are all packed in our houses away from friends, and in many cases, even away from family. The loneliness under such conditions is nothing unexpectable and almost all of us are facing it at some level.
According to http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus/loneliness-during-coronavirus, one in four adults is experiencing the feeling of loneliness. Here are some tools that might help you cope with the loneliness at the moment:

1.) Connecting with family and friends digitally and keeping each other's morale high.
2.) Doing some fun activity, like a board game, cooking, or exercises with family, if you are not quarantined in separate rooms.
3.) Talking to people on a platform like http://7cups.com helped me overcome loneliness and anxiety when the covid outbreak occurred. Remember, you are not alone in this.
4.) Try to check up on people who might be going through the same. Talking to co-workers, classmates would help both you, and them, to feel better. I was really stressed and I started to feel really lonely after the lockdown happened at my place. Being an introvert, it was not easy for me to talk to people about how I feel. Slowly, I started opening up about my feelings to one of my close friends, when I realized that it was not just me who was going through this. I felt better after talking about it and it felt really nice.

During the pandemic, we understand that you will not see many family members and friends, and for some of us, it's so hard to cope with. In the effort to save lives, our inability to see loved ones can be frustrating and even scary at times.

If you're feeling lonely, there are many options for you. To start, you could call a friend, family member, health professional, or counsellor to talk about your feelings! Talking to people can really help frustration leave you and bring your loneliness down.

Another thing you could do is something you enjoy! You could go outside, join an online class, or get into a hobby that you've never though of before!

The Mental Health Foundation has a ton of options that you could use to try to keep your mental health stable and keep yourself happy. We are in a challenging time, and while it is hard, you are not alone. Millions of people are struggling during this time, and it's important to have each others backs.

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It would be cumbersome for you to social distance yourself from everyone in these hard times even though they might need you, just for their safety as unknowingly you might be a carrier of the potential virus. So today in this article we will see how we can produce good out of these bad times.
1. By social distancing for a long time now it's been cleared that how much we value our daily meetups, family gatherings and office cafeterias.
2. Now by being at home and without wasting money on unnecessary stuff we can invest that money in ourselves and so we can enhance our desired skills.
3. One can master the art of self-cooking and so can enjoy a delicious meal with their loved ones.
4. Work from home people now can have an extra hour for their workouts so that they can reduce an inch of the belly that they have gained during the lockdown.
5. For more detailed information you can read this article.