How To Compensate For The Lack Of Real Communication With People In Quarantine?

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

Quarantine in Ukraine has been going on for the sixth week and this, of course, has a great effect on the lives of various people, it is especially difficult for those who usually prefer live personal meetings with friends, communication and hugs. This is especially lacking now.

Relationships and touch are an important part of life for many, and without it, their emotional state can deteriorate significantly. It is also important to take into account that the situation is complex and multi-layered in the sense that people can simultaneously suffer from an overabundance of intimacy and communication with those with whom they live together, while staying at home, and at the same time lack communication with friends, acquaintances, colleagues, etc. What should those who are now acutely experiencing precisely the lack of close contacts do?

Recommendations for overcoming or at least partially compensating for existing deficits:

- lack of communication: try video calls and video conferences with friends, relatives, colleagues, in addition, there are other opportunities for communication, correspondence in instant messengers, phone calls. These formats, with all their seeming limitations, also have advantages: you stay at home in a cozy, safe environment that you can arrange for your convenience, whether it be your favorite blanket, hot tea and comfortable clothes. Try to treat these new formats with curiosity, research interest, as new opportunities. Online dates are also possible, they are safer than face-to-face meetings, since they can be ended at any time if desired.

- lack of touch: increase the time of taking a shower or bath, so your skin will receive a little more warmth and stimulation, add pleasures and that bodily activity that you like and which is possible at home, it can be self-massage and massage by close friends, patting on the body, body-oriented therapy exercises, yoga, jumping, outdoor games with pets. Try and choose what you like and what is right for you.

In addition, it seems important to me to say about the need for time for yourself and solitude, now when many are constantly at home with their spouses, children, relatives, are busy taking care of loved ones, everyday life, it is very important to find at least 1-2 hours a day for yourself to stay alone with himself, to relax, he can just lie down and reflect, dream, listen to his state and needs. In some situations, it can be difficult and even impossible to organize regularly even 1-2 hours of solitude, then try to find at least half an hour, at least 15 minutes, but every day.

And one more thing, if you are in a small space with relatives and your family for a long time and you have no other options, tension will inevitably build up, which means that you can get tired, sad or annoyed faster if this happens, noticing it at least do not scold yourself, it is natural. At the same time, it is important to think about how to deal with your emotions and not harm others?

Also, to stabilize the emotional state, semantic support is important: work, relationships, training, future projects, helping others. Anything that makes your life meaningful. Approach this carefully, combining activity and relaxation.

Creative pursuits such as painting, writing poetry, copying works of art can also inspire, delight, and empower now.

If you notice that you are not coping, you are very scared, sad, you are often annoyed, you are often ashamed or somehow unbearable, seek psychological help online, now there are many options for it, both individually and in a group format.