{"id":2080,"date":"2020-04-01T10:34:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anew.ie\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2023-01-27T03:48:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T02:48:42","slug":"coping-with-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anew.ie\/index.php\/2020\/04\/01\/coping-with-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Coping With Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1220px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:100px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><b>Covid-19 is like nothing we have experienced before.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You may be feeling frightened and everyday life my feel out of your control.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You may feel stressed and unsafe which can limit your ability to take care of yourself and your loved ones. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\">Other than following the HSE guidelines there is little you can do to change this.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Accepting that you cannot change this and trying to manage in these unprecedented times is what is needed.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Try to identify what you need for yourself \u2013 this is a new experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This is a list of the things that you can do and may help you feel better:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\">Limit your exposure to news and media<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Call friends on facetime \u2013 it may help to see a friendly face.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Catch up on projects that you have been putting off.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Go outside for a walk, even if it\u2019s in the garden or on a balcony, any form of exercise will help you feel better. (follow the HSE guidelines).<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Make notes of what is bothering you.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Read a book or listen to music.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Try to do chores as normal.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Express your needs and feelings with those close to you.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Have the courage to say when you are feeling anxious or frightened.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">It&#8217;s Important that you acknowledge what is happening inside you.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Be aware of your feelings \u2013 awareness gives you more control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\">Should you need support during this challenging time please contact hello@anew.ie<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>and one of our counsellors will get back to you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[29,30,31],"class_list":["post-2080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-mental-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anew.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anew.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anew.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anew.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anew.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2080"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/anew.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2089,"href":"https:\/\/anew.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080\/revisions\/2089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anew.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anew.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anew.ie\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}