The deadly coronavirus outbreak has led to many deaths and so many positive cases all round the world. Due to this, the nation is witnessing a lockdown all over to prevent the pandemic outbreak.
While a lot of professions are affected due to the severe lockdown, there is one such profession which cant even opt for work from home for obvious reasons.
Apart from doctors, the journalists are the most affected and are fighting through stress in covering the pandemic outbreak. They have to travel from one place to another in lieu of reports and in such a condition it is such a stressful activity to do.
So, in order to manage the stressful work in such a tensioning situation, here are ways through which the journalists can fight stress from covering coronavirus outbreak
- Take enough sleep
Do not allow coverage of the virus to be the last thing you think about before you go to sleep. Ramp down your day. Generally, The last thing you do before you go to sleep is to check your phone. You might also check it in the middle of the night and you probably check it as soon as you wake up.
- Avoid looking at disturbing information
The repetition of one thing, again and again, is traumatic stress. All-day long you read about people who are sick, dying and worried. You see disturbing data and forecasts. If this occurred just once, you might be able to dismiss it as something that happened and has ended. So, avoid looking at the disturbing information repeatedly. Give yourself a break from it by doing something else.
- Keep things which makes you happy closer
The things which make you happy, be it a picture of your dog or your loved ones or be it a happy vacation picture. After you have spent time covering whatever unpleasant thing it is you have covered, reset your mind to remember that this situation is normal. Soldiers and police officers do this.
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- Be aware of your alcohol and food consumption
Sometimes when we are stressed out, we tend to take the support of substance or indulge ourselves into something bad food habits. It becomes important to know your tendencies. If they are destructive, you may decide to remove them. Confront your discomfort, don’t medicate it with alcohol or other substances.
- Communicate with your friends and loved ones
The best way to deal with stress in any situation is to talk it out with your friends and loved ones. Because they are the people who know you the best and they help you shift the pressure/ stress in a lighter manner.
- Don’t hesitate to ask for off especially when working remotely
Don’t wait for your boss to ask you if you need time off. Especially while we are working remotely, the boss may have no clue how you are doing. In such a situation, many times we refrain from taking offs even when we need it and that takes a toll over the health thereby adding to the stress. So, if you think that it’s high time you need an off, never hesitate and take some time off the hectic schedule.
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