Ansia and stress dictated by the Coronavirus emergency? It happens to many, these days, to find themselves having to deal with their fears, often ending up entering a spiral of agitation and negative thoughts from which it seems very difficult to distance themselves.
Green light to creativity
To feel good, however, the experts suggest, in addition to following the precise instructions of the doctors, it is useful try to pull the plug, to be distracted, by committing one's energies to something that allows to occupy time, yes, but also and above all of activate creativity and imagination, valuable antidotes against stress.
"Some areas of the brain produce hormones that, when we imagine, can cure us" - explains the psychiatrist and psychotherapist Raffaele Morelli, in a video published a few days ago on Riza's website. "Distraction is a drug: when we are immersed in actions our unconscious produces balance and tranquility ".
Here then is that the long days at home can become the right opportunity to dedicate yourself to a hobby, to rediscover a passion, perhaps set aside in the past due to lack of time, or to take care of all those housework which until a few days ago seemed very boring but today can turn out to be a real cure-all.
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From cooking to drawing: anti-stress solutions
And if a round of social media is enough to realize that the most popular pastime in this period of quarantine is juggling in the kitchen between gourmet experiments and great classics of Italian cuisine, in reality the anti-stress activity in which to try can be many others.
It is time, for example, to rediscover the power ofArt Therapy, painting or simply relaxing through a mandala to color; it may also be the ideal time to put your hand to that story never written and kept for years in the drawer or even for grow the plants of the terrace o try on all the clothes in the closet to finally make an intelligent sorting.
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Inspirations from the web
And for those on the hunt for inspiration, don't worry: from the web they arrive free lessons of crochet and drawing but also ad hoc tutorial, including tips on how to grow a vegetable garden on your balcony, useful tips to transform the old Ikea furniture into a brand new piece of design and even video-courses to learn the secrets of traditional or anti-waste cooking. It is therefore forbidden to surrender to anxiety: it is time to get up from the sofa and rediscover your creative side.
In the gallery, seven inspirations for anti-stress activities to try now.
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