Yasmien Kurdi shares tips to manage stress, anxiety during the quarantine
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Yasmien Kurdi shares some helpful tips for keeping your stress and anxiety in check amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
More than three months since the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration of the COVID-19 disease as a pandemic, we continue to face uncertainties as we keep shelter at our homes.
The new coronavirus disease has not only threatened our physical health but also our mental and financial stability. And as challenges pile up, we couldn't help but feel stressed and anxious.
WHO acknowledged that mental health is a serious concern and has actually released some illustrations that would help people manage stress and anxiety.
Celebrities have also been sharing ways familiar to them to cope with the situation. Among them is Yasmien Kurdi who revealed how she keeps stress and anxiety in check.
ALSO READ: How to take care of your mental health during COVD-19 quarantine period
1. Get a good sleep.
Getting more and quality sleep has been proven to reduce stress levels.
According to American Psychological Association, a good night's sleep helps recharge our brains, rests our body, and repairs our muscles. Sleep deprivation may also affect one's memory, judgment, or mood, and may lead to other health problems.
Yasmien echoes the benefit of sleep, saying, “Kasi siyempre kailangan natin ng maayos na pahinga para maayos din ang pag-iisip natin.”
2. Exercise
Working on your physical fitness benefits your mental health, too.
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, exercising is the most recommended coping technique by health care professionals.
For Yasmien and her family, they make it a point to regularly work out.
She says, “Para maganda 'yung blood flow mo at ang oxygen na papunta sa brain mo, at makapag-isip nang maayos.”
3. Read books
Yasmien considers reading a stress relief. It's true, reading is a healthy and nurturing coping technique that can even help you temporarily escape problems and challenges in real life.
The Kapuso actress says, “Para mas marami tayong kaalaman na matututunan at maaaliw din tayo sa mga istorya na mababasa natin.”
4. Bond with your family
The celebrity mom has also been grateful that she has the chance to spend more time with her family due to the quarantine.
ALSO READ: Yasmien Kurdi shares how she spends a day with her family under quarantine
Yasmien explains, “[Do] family activities para siyempre ite-take nga natin itong opportunity na ito to bond with our family at mas maging close tayong lahat.
"At mas makaka-discover tayo ng mga maraming bagay at 'yung mga characters ng bawat isa sa pamilya, 'di ba?"
5. Pray
Yasmien also identifies her faith as her greatest source of strength and resilience during this pandemic. For the Kapuso actress, moments of prayer help her manage her stress and anxiety.
She claims, “Prayers can move mountains. Walang imposible pagdating kay Lord.”
Yasmien also expressed words of encouragement in an exclusive interview with GMANetwork.com.
She said, “Kapit lang. Alam niyo, this too shall pass. Stay at home. Keep safe. That's the most we can do for now for our frontliners to fight this pandemic.”
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