Short talk by Ashok Gupta addressing the emotional challenges of life changes during the coronavirus pandemic. The speaker notes common reactions — worry, anxiety, fear, feeling powerless, media overload — and previews that future videos will teach techniques to build emotional resilience and offer support.
Many of us are having to adjust to a new way of life. So we're mindful of washing our hands, avoiding physical contact or eliminating non essential activities outside the home. We may have emotions, worries, anxieties or fear about what is happening. This is a big change in our daily lives. We might have worries about money or the stock market or our own futures. A whole host of different reasons. So it's easy to sometimes feel powerless or out of control. It's hard to avoid the mass media or the Facebook stories that keep coming on our feeds. Many of us are having to spend more time indoors during these trying times and we're finding more time to appreciate the people that we love. We're spending more time at home with family, perhaps friends. Most importantly, we're getting quiet. We're having to go inwards, perhaps read more books or meditate. We're even praying for a better way through it all. Now, if you're finding yourself with any of these intense emotions and you're wanting more support with it, we have helpful techniques to move you through this situation in some future videos to build your emotional resilience during these difficult times.
