Distractions for Quarantine

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All of us are stressed because of COVID-19. We can’t go out without the fear of getting exposed to the virus. We hear news about the exponential growth of the virus and it is very scary. We are stuck at homes and day by day it is getting frustrating. We must find activities to keep our selves distracted because due to this pandemic it’s hard for us to shake off the anxiety about the virus.
We have plenty of free time on our hands and this can become difficult for us as free time leads to overthinking and overthinking about the bad things going on around the world may affect our mental health badly. Here are some strategies which can help us against the stress and anxiety caused during this pandemic:

·       Clean your homes: This is a perfect time to clean your homes as all of us don’t get this much free time during regular days and we can do the things we always wanted to do at our homes like painting the walls, arranging the furniture in a new way.

·       Learn something productive online: as this is the age of online world and when you have a lot of free time in your hands and you don’t want to waste that time, we can always learn new skills online. YouTube is full of online skill learning videos we just have to find  the will power to taking the first step.

·       Play games with your family or friends: we can always play board games with our family at home. It is a good fun way to spend time with your family and have fun. You could play online multiplayer games with your friends. It’ll keep you distracted for hours. It’s a good activity to pass time during quarantine.

·       Watch movies or read books: we can start the habit of watching movies with our family or alone. We could always find time to read new books and it’s a good way to improve our knowledge about things, it’ll keep us distracted for long hours too.


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