Christmas celebrations are not the same as in previous years. This year’s celebrations are tough and different. Many people who are far away from their houses cannot be able to go back to their homes and spent time with their family. This is why their mental health is disturbed and they are facing difficulty in maintaining peace in their lives.  It is the time of years when the Christian community shares food, love, and gifts with their close ones. Quarantines and isolation due to COVID-19 have disturbed everyone’s schedule. With the harmful effects of Pandemic, the one dominant harmful aspect is the poor mental health of people due to the distance from their loved ones. Here are a few tips that might be helpful to divert your thinking and heal the stress and anxiety caused due to COVID-19. Baby steps for healing your mental health can give you better health. Before proceeding, the good news for everyone is a scientist has discovered the vaccines, and shortly it will be in reach of everyone.

Take Food Properly

Eating habit impacts mood. Additionally, cooking food is also a fun activity even when you are alone. Cook food if you want to kill the time and have fun. Eating habits impact the mood and especially mental health. With the consumption of healthy food, you will be healthy from inside and positivity comes to you. Keep in mind, if you stay idle and do nothing, you will start thinking about bad things and eventually be in a state of stress. Therefore, be focused and conscious about your eating and drinking habits.

Kill your Loneliness

In the year 2020, many people have faced loneliness and still facing it. Loneliness triggers feelings of stress and anxiety. The effect increases as the celebrations of Christmas are around the corner. Everyone is missing their loved ones and the intense feelings of isolation made them worried and disturbs their mental health. To kill your loneliness, contact your family and friends and through online modes communicate to them. You have options for audio and video communication that can end the distance in no time. If possible, then meet your nearby friends by ensuring proper precautionary measures. One thing to remember is that you are not alone in this, everyone is feeling the same. The better you understand the circumstances the easier you survive in such situations. Social media is the best thing all the time. Post about yourself and know about your family and loved ones. When you see their activities all the time, you will not feel alone.

 Take Proper Sleep

Without enough sleep, you cannot stable your mental health. Sleep is mandatory to improve good mental health. If you do not get enough sleep, your mood spoils. The brain needs time for relaxation and if you will not get enough sleep the brain cannot work properly. There are many researchers conducted that prove that sleep deprivation causes stress and anxiety. Short sleep results in less positivity in life. If you feel stressed, try to take more sleep so that your brain relaxes and when you get up from sleep, you feel refreshed and light.

Align Expectations

Everyone lives in different circumstances during the time of the pandemic. Similarly, everyone celebrates differently. Few people are planning long-distance celebrations while others arrange dinner. The different ways of celebrations also increase stress in the people. The government is restricting people to do less gathering and social interaction. Along with saving your mental health, saving yourself and others is important. Celebrate Christmas by ensuring proper social distancing and having leisure time with family through online modes.