How to keep your mental health in check while social distancing and self-quarantining to avoid coronavirus

[Natural News]: Governments around the world continue to enforce social distancing and stay-at-home orders to help “flatten the curve” or slow down the transmission rate of coronavirus. While these measures help protect you from infection, it’s important to consider another aspect of your well-being during this crisis: Your mental health.

Social distancing and staying home might significantly affect your mental health due to “cabin fever” or even feelings of loneliness. Therefore, it’s important to practice self-care during these troubling times to keep your overall well-being in check.

What is social distancing?  You may have heard of directives stating to keep at least six feet of physical space between yourself and other people when you’re out to buy groceries and on other essential trips. This is social distancing.

The first step in “flattening the curve” on coronavirus, the enforcement of social distancing rules has led to the cancellation or postponement of mass gatherings like concerts, sporting events, and even religious gatherings to protect public health.

In a 2006 study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers reported that “social distancing policies are sketched to lessen the rise of pandemic flu without the aid of vaccination or over-the-counter drugs.” ...<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...