Whether you’re young or old, just starting your adult life, or have been retired for many years, 2020 has been a massively stressful year for all of us. The fear of being infected with the virus as well as the effect all of the restrictions have had on our lives has been a horrendous surprise thrown at us since the end of 2019. If you’re feeling increasingly stressed this year, here are some ways you can try and reduce those feelings.
2020 will go down as the year that we all saw a lot fewer people than we usually do. Social distancing and working from home may have meant that you haven’t seen your work bestie, who you normally spend hours with every day, for months at a time. Whilst it might seem that you talk about nonsense like reality tv and your favourite biscuits with them all day, interaction with friends is incredibly important. Make sure you continue to speak to friends and family via the phone or Zoom, so you have a shoulder to cry on and an ear to chew when you just need to vent your emotions.
As well as help from friends and family, it can be really useful to get an expert’s help. No matter what problem you’re facing, there’s probably someone who specialises in that field who can help you. For example, this year has been extremely stressful for anybody who runs their own business. Whether it’s been forced to close due to the restrictions or just the demand for products and services dropping rapidly due to the pandemic, it has been hard for many business owners to know whether they’ll still be around in 2021. It could even be that people are still buying from your business, but coronavirus is having a knock-on effect on you getting stock and fulfilling those orders.
If this is the case for you, seek the help of a business coach to guide you through these obstacles. For example, Angela Henderson is a small business coach Brisbane who not only has years of experience in business but is also trained as a mental health clinician. She’s helped lots of start-ups, small business owners, and entrepreneurs to get their business up and running successfully and could help you along your way to sustained profits. You can book a free 30-minute discovery call with her to find out how she could benefit your business before you make any commitments, so you have nothing to lose.
No matter where we are in 2020, it seems that stress can follow us around 24 hours a day, seven days a week. One of the reasons for this is these days, we often have our smartphones with us 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That means we’re often getting updates and notifications on all of the scary health stories around the world 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
To escape from this repetitive cycle of fear and worry, it’s important to take a screen break from your phone for a long period of time. If you have a day off where you don’t need to be anywhere, including not having a Zoom meeting to attend, try turning your phone onto do not disturb. Make sure you hide the physical device away from sight as well, either in a drawer or somewhere you won’t be tempted to pick it up and scroll away like usual. You might be worried about what you’ll miss whilst you’re without your phone, but it’s more than likely that there’ll only be a text or two about something that can wait a few hours for a reply.
It’s especially important that you hide your phone away when you’re in bed. The light from your smartphone has been scientifically proven to prevent you from falling asleep. That last five-minute scroll before bed could result in you not falling asleep until much later in the night. If your phone flashes during the night, it could be even harder to settle and get back to sleep afterward.
It’s not just your smartphone that can be causing you undue stress. Your TV or even newspapers could be regularly reminding you of the problems we’re facing as a world together in 2020. It could even be something as simple as your to-do list, or a pile of laundry or dirty dishes that you haven’t had time to clean that is causing you stress.
The best way to clear your mind of all of these worries is to get outside of the house. Not only will it help you forget about these problems, but exercise has also been proven to help reduce stress levels. Whilst there are many different restrictions around the world of what we can and can’t do outside of the house, pretty much every set of rules worldwide still allows for a nice long walk for exercise purposes. Pick a quiet and ideally rural spot to spend some time away from your home.
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