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HEALING FROM COVID FATIGUE
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Fairfield & Southern Litchfield Counties
by Amy Wiesner
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ost of us have never lived through a pandemic. The elimination of our normal activities, even our freedom, which helped to keep us relatively balanced both emotionally and physically, has resulted in widespread unhealthiness. Being home, shut away, constantly around food, some of us without touching other beings (whether human or animal) has taken a toll on the world population. We may have PTSD—post-traumatic stress disorder. We have been traumatized by the change to our lifestyles and in extreme cases, our food supplies, homes and income. We have also been in survival mode for a year—our very lives have been threatened. According to Psychology Today, COVID-19 fatigue is a “complex of emotions that include boredom, loneliness, sadness, frustration, anxiety, fear, anger and resentment, all brought on by the loss of activities and social relations produced by pandemic restrictions”. Though the pandemic hasn’t yet gone away, there are some ways in which we can cope with this fatigue. Now that the long winter is over, make sure to get out in the fresh air. Sunshine is very important. Not only will it help to reduce our feelings of isolation and confinement, but sunshine is necessary for a healthy body. We need sunshine to help support our circadian rhythm, to produce vitamin D, to balance our hormones melatonin and cortisol and to help promote healthy sleep. Exercise is another way to fight COVID fatigue. We feel better both physically and emotionally when we exercise, not to mention the healthful benefits to our bodies and overall health. Exercise can help us to live longer and healthier and to stave off disease. It also releases chemicals that make us feel better emotionally and helps us to have healthier sleep. Healthy sleep is incredibly important for mental and physical health and this is often neglected. Creating a healthy sleep regimen is necessary for gut health, hormone balance, healing and repair and a healthy immune system. And think about how grumpy we are and how we sometimes can’t think properly when we don’t get enough sleep. It can even affect those around us—our loved ones, our coworkers, the driver who just cut us off. Prioritizing sleep is necessary. Set a schedule and try to stick to it— and make sure to get eight to nine hours each night, preferably between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Stress is also a ubiquitous side effect of the COVID pandemic. Stress negatively impacts eNaturalAwakenings.com
