Counselor: How to ensure mental health during the epidemic?

In the current epidemic period, mental health is really important. Five symptoms of mental health crisis for reference.

0 1, atrophy phenomenon

One of the most common signs of psychological problems is that a person has obviously reduced his normal activities. The main performance is to stay in my room, disconnect from my friends, not return messages, and not eat. These withdrawal types may reflect the typical low energy, low motivation and low investment of depression, or the fear and avoidance that are common in people with high anxiety.

02, alcoholism and other substance abuse

Changes in a person's consumption of alcohol and other substances may be a sign of potential mental health problems. Customers often use alcohol and other substances to relieve depression or traumatic pain, or to relieve anxiety. If there are problems with the pattern of substance use, then these may also reflect the addiction tendency.

03, the recent main pressure.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, people's pressures may include: losing their jobs, family members being diagnosed with COVID-19, high-risk occupations, such as public transportation, business failure, financial difficulties, etc. It is common for a person to have a delayed response to stressful life events. Long-term stress, such as long-term health problems or long-term unemployment, usually has cumulative effects. With the increase of stress, our body and mind will eventually struggle, and our nervous system will remain on high alert.

It is difficult to perform your duties.

You may notice that the people you care about are doing less and less at home. They may miss work tasks or deadlines more frequently than before. If you are a student, you don't have to hand in your papers and homework. They may miss the scheduled video conference or be late.

5. Lack of self-care ability

When a person encounters great difficulties in life, he can't take care of himself. They may stop taking regular baths or taking care of their teeth. Wear the same dirty sweatpants every day. Their sleep patterns may also deteriorate. Unfortunately, these changes will worsen people's condition, because poor diet and lack of exercise will lead to the deterioration of health, thus continuing the vicious circle of lack of self-care ability.

The human heart is very powerful in essence. After some changes, everyone will be affected, but some people can resolve, resolve and adjust themselves quickly, while others will be slower. Some people need help from others, and some people need to be quiet for a while. As long as efforts are made to adjust, there will be no psychological problems, and it will not become a psychological disease that hinders physical health. Therefore, it is ok to try to adjust and seek help.