One of my areas of work is looking at people’s mental well-being and we thought at this time of need and increasing media about corona virus or Covid 19. that’s really important to take the time and think about your mental well-being but also others around you your friends and

family and those living in the community and there’s some a lot of things you can do to help. Protect your mental well-being and that includes the five ways to mental well-being and these are

First Point

so the first part of mental well-being is connect with people. So think about your friends and family other people in the community might not even know and think about how you connect with them an start up new conversations or develop new friendships and think about how you can link it together and whether you’re a home. self isolating or if you’re working from a remote location for example.

Second Point

so another important part is to be active think about things you can do to take part to some kind of physical activity whether it’s in your home or or in the actual environment get out and about and do something like walking whether it’s running or even at home. if you’re unable to do sort of more physical activity do something around strength and balance techniques.

That may help to improve mental well-being if you want further information there’s our healthy coronavirusearlysymptoms website where you can look at different activities and corona symptoms.

Third Point

it’s about keep learning do something interesting something you want to develop or a new hobby. I’m thinking about how you can sort off a new group or photography painting well even super simple like reading at home this could help develop new friendships get hung about meet others for example there are supplies of yourself isolating enough to go out face to face we could also do something online or whether it’s picking up telephone and talking about your hobbies somebody else for example.

Fourth Point

this is about giving, giving to others so think about yourself your friends or family but also others in the community you don’t know and think about how you can help support them if they’re at home or whether it’s off isolating and think about different activities. whether it’s volunteering helping them with their shopping for example or connect to others that’s a really important aspect about mental well-being.

Fifth Points

Last point of maintaining mental well-being it’s about taking notice be mindful about your surrounding environment a surprise to you whether you’re in your own home but also in your outside natural environments whether you’re living in the countryside or in a in their built environment. lastly while it’s important to keep factual and up-to-date with the latest news and updates of coronavirus it’s also important to think about over burdening yourself with new information about coronavirus.

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