Caracas.- Venezuelans face quarantine with a little training, as the psychologist Miriam Patricia Muriel He assures that they are used to being at home or protected by the security issue that exists in the country. However, the psychologist, who is an ambassador for Gold´s Gym, share some recommendations on what to do while you are at home to make the quarantine time more bearable.
Muriel asserts that it is important to know how to identify when negative thoughts are affecting you. “Some thoughts cause negative feelings and they can lead to anguish and panic. It’s okay to be scared, but if you panic you must place a stop, because despair can lead to actions that complicate the situation “, Muriel maintains.
In situations such as those faced by the country and the world, Muriel recommends making use of family values, of religion in the case of believers and meditate or lean on the family through technology. «Because the support is not only physical, even in the distance love is felt. And we must learn to give and receive positive feelings, “he says.
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Seven tips during quarantine
- Conscious breathing: There are many ways of doing it. You can sit down and inhale a breath of air, take it to the stomach and exhale through the mouth. Do this routine in the morning and at night before sleeping, for 5 to 10 minutes. This exercise cuts negative thoughts and allows relaxation for a good sleep.
two. Meditation or prayer: From the disposition of each one, these two actions can help calm anxiety when negative thoughts assail us or when insomnia arrives.
3. Eat Healthy: Intake of canned foods, refined sugar, sweets and soft drinks should be avoided. Instead, cook healthy foods, drink water, green tea, and antioxidants like turmeric, ginger, peppermint, and Jamaican tea.
Four. Take sun: It is important that, even when you are in an apartment, sunbathe on the windows before 10:00 am and after 4:00 pm.
5. To do physical exercise: Establishing exercise routines, individual or group for the family at a specific time of day is an excellent option to avoid and relieve stress.
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6.- Share with the family: Be aware of what you have at home is important because you can enjoy it. Read books, magazines, enjoy music, concerts currently offered by artists on their social networks, take online courses (there are many free).
7.- Streamline the news: While being aware of what is happening in the world with the pandemic, avoid the constant search for information about COVID-19 throughout the day.
