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Quarantine Mental Escape: Keeping Busy and Sane

Quarantine Mental Escape: Keeping Busy and Sane

Keeping busy and sane is essential for your mental health during the COVID19 self-isolation period. All the extra stress and anxiety is overwhelming. The unknown can bring out feelings and emotions we are not accustomed to. It is important to have a quarantine mental escape plan to keep you busy and sane. The key to getting through this extremely hard time is to stay busy mentally and physically. Idle minds will find ways to take you to dark thoughts and…

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Keeping your Cool in a Hot Climate: 6 Ways to Maintain your Mental Health While Living in a Foreign Country

Keeping your Cool in a Hot Climate: 6 Ways to Maintain your Mental Health While Living in a Foreign Country

When I first moved to China in the autumn of 2013 I went to work as an English teacher. Adjusting to life in a sweltering, chaotic Guangdong province city whose name I’d never heard two months prior wasn’t easy. The following is a list of calamities I suffered early on in my Chinese adventure: I had a giant cockroach crawl through a sewer grate and up my leg, while a toothless street urchin in ripped cutoff jorts and mismatched shoes…

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The Power of Nature

The Power of Nature

The power of nature is magnificent and potent. The crunch of stones and fallen leaves. The fresh air blowing around your body, you can smell the moss and the morning dew. Birds are singing in the distance. Just a short walk surrounded by nature has been shown to improve all kinds of health conditions including mental health. Ecotherapy Ecotherapy (also known as green therapy, nature therapy, and earth-centered therapy) is the use of nature for therapeutic purposes. It has shown…

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How to Manage Fear and Anxiety While Traveling

How to Manage Fear and Anxiety While Traveling

My blood pressure starts to rise, I can hear my heart beating in my ears, hyperventilation is inevitable. I haven’t even booked the trip yet. All of the fears of what could happen are conceptualizing in my mind. The fear of the unknown takes over and you are left with the symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety while traveling is normal and can be managed. Causes There are many situations that can cause you to have anxiety while traveling. Flight complications Getting…

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Sensory Stimulation Overload

Sensory Stimulation Overload

The sweat dripping down my brow, stinging my eyes. I can hear everything around me, the sounds echoing inside my head. The world around me is spinning out of control. I can’t handle this, I think I am going to faint, everything is getting hazy. I can smell what the guy across from me had for lunch, a tuna sandwich, and potato chips. Is he looking at me? I start to chew on my nails in anticipation for something bad…

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