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The pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 spreads not only infection but also fear and anxiety. With this, Joyce Pring reminds everyone to take good care of your mental health during this global health crisis.

In a recent Instagram post, the Kapuso star said, “Please don't neglect your mental health during this unprecedented time in history.”

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Please don't neglect your mental health during this unprecedented time in history. Here are some things to remember to make sure your head and heart are healthy: 1. It's ok to be productive, but also, now's not the time to obsess over productivity. It's okay to slow down, tune out, take a nap, and process your emotions -- this pandemic situation is a lot to take in, and the last thing we should be doing is slumping ourselves with work in order to brush our emotions off. 2. Take the news in bite-size pieces you can chew. Delete your Twitter app for the meantime when it gets too toxic, mute your groups when it gets overwhelming, only read / watch the news at a specific time of the day. Be informed, but don't let it overwhelm you. 3. Connect with people. Talk to your therapist online. Create a video chat with your friends. Call your parents. Pray for them, pray with them. We're all going through the same thing, and we need each other to thrive. Tonight, we release a new episode of the show #AdultingWithJoycePring and we got Doc @giasison on to talk about how to better take care of our mental health during this time of crisis. ❤️ thank you also to @themindnation! 7PM TONIGHT on Spotify, iTunes, Anchor, and all your other favorite podcast providers. #podcast #talkshow #mentalhealth #COVID19

Isang post na ibinahagi ni Joyce Pring-Triviño (@joycepring) noong Mar 20, 2020 nang 10:13pm PDT

Joyce listed three things to remember to ensure your “head and heart are healthy:”

1. It's ok to be productive, but also, now's not the time to obsess over productivity. It's okay to slow down, tune out, take a nap, and process your emotions -- this pandemic situation is a lot to take in, and the last thing we should be doing is slumping ourselves with work in order to brush our emotions off.

2. Take the news in bite-size pieces you can chew. Delete your Twitter app for the meantime when it gets too toxic, mute your groups when it gets overwhelming, only read /watch the news at a specific time of the day. Be informed, but don't let it overwhelm you.

3. Connect with people. Talk to your therapist online. Create a video chat with your friends. Call your parents. Pray for them, pray with them. We're all going through the same thing, and we need each other to thrive.

Joyce also admitted in a previous post that she was feeling anxious about the COVID-19 threat.

She said, “I didn't realise how anxious I'd gotten over the COVID-19 pandemic situation” until she and her husband Juancho Trivino attended a live-streamed mass.

Are you also feeling anxious about the COVID-19 outbreak, the World Health Organization gave valuable advice on how to take care of our mental health during this crisis.

How to take care of your mental health during COVD-19 quarantine period?

You may also reach healthcare professionals here:

NCMH Crisis Hotline
Mobile: (+63) 917 899 8727
Landline: (02) 7989 8727

Hope Line Philippines
Globe: (+63) 917 558 4673
Smart: (+63) 918 873 4673
PLDT: (02) 8804 4673

Take care of your mental wellbeing, mga Kapuso!