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HELPLINES
1737 – Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counsellor
Stay connected to people you trust through video chatting, texting, or regular phone calls. Talk about your concerns and how you are feeling.
When you are working/living with others during a crisis, it’s important to check in with yourself to distinguish which emotions are yours versus emotions you have taken on from a customer/friend/neighbor/family member. During times of stress, pay attention to your own needs and feelings.
Keep to your daily routines as much as possible; invent new routines to replace those you can no longer practice. This can include cleaning, daily chores, singing, painting, or other activities.
Learn simple daily physical exercises to perform at home, in quarantine, or isolation to maintain mobility and reduce boredom.
Schedule time for family games, down time, and private time (if possible), and follow your schedule. Make time to unwind.
Keep a growing list of positive experiences — your own or others’ — as well as things you are grateful for. Make joy a priority.
Meditate. This has been proven to help with sleep, stress, anxiety, and depression.
Remember that everyone reacts differently to stressful situations. Your response to a situation may be completely different than another person’s due to a number of factors.
Help others, through peer support, checking on your neighbors, and offering childcare for medical personnel.
Limit your news intake. Read credible news sources, and do so only once or twice a day.
Registered nurse Louise O\'Brien is offering free online wellness consulations to help people navigate the challenge of Covid-19 anxiety: https://www.revitalizelife.co.nz/
The Ministry of Health has prepared these resources about mental health.
Answers from the Mental Health Foundation to frequently asked questions about looking after mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19.