You are full of anxiety. Depressing thoughts are swirling relentlessly, and your mind is running 100 miles an hour nonstop even at night when attempting to sleep. What can you do when all you are thinking about is how in the world will you pay the bills at the end of the month? The JMS team is here to help with a simple to follow mind appeasing evening routine to sleep better and finally get some rest.
Welcome back to the JMS blog! Dear Readers, thank you very much for your continued support! As a consulting firm that advises teams how to manage crises of all sorts with efficiency and expediency, the JMS team is all too familiar with the panic you all feel. Thankfully, this blog can meet your concerns because JMS is in the business of designing recovery plans as robust as possible that avoid organizational and fiscal paralysis. Consequently, the JMS team is continuing its special edition Protecting The American Psyche Wellness series to encourage us all as we fight like hell to stay alive and beat this coronavirus monstrosity.
So, listen up Dear Readers, this blog is not here to minimize the level of anxiety this global pandemic has thrust upon you and your family. Your mental health is precious, and the JMS team wants to give you a few pointers to navigate one of the most disruptive crises this country has faced in a good long while.
One – What is the role of an evening routine, and why should you have one amid COVID-19?
When life falls apart, it is understandable to feel overwhelmed and anxious. But you have to fight to stop the anxiety from becoming a full-blown depression. That’s why you need a solid evening routine that can root you in reality rather than letting your mind fall into a black hole.
You need a way to reset your mind consistently so that you dare to stick around and live another day.
Think about it, in a time when we hear bad news all day, every day, wouldn’t it be easy to give up on it all? Please don’t, Dear Readers, because your life is worth living even now as it feels that all is lost! This blog believes that we all can bring something positive to the world. While life is looking rather grim at the moment, the madness is not forever! The goal of an evening routine is to keep you in the right frame of mind so that when the economy reopens, you are ready and able to jump in the fight to regain your livelihood.
Two – Why is an evening routine the best time of the day to include the pursuit of a creative hobby?
Last week, this blog discussed at length the benefit of cultivating a creative hobby. This week, this blog insists that to reap the maximum benefits of this practice is to do it during your evening routine. Indeed, Dear Readers, remember that the end goal of an evening routine is to relax your mind. Therefore, as your mind slows down, you fall asleep faster and, more importantly, you stay asleep all night long. Consequently, this blog suggests devoting a sizeable chunk of your evening routine to your creative hobby of choice as close to your bedtime as possible!
Let’s say you aim to be in bed by midnight. Dinner could happen around 7 pm. By 9:30 pm, you can complete family time or TV time. In doing so, Dear Readers, you would have a two-hour window to unwind and decompress with your creative hobby. With a relaxed mind, you should be able to fall asleep by midnight as intended. Thus, this is the best time to indulge in a creative hobby that makes you smile and allows you to create happiness.
Three – Why planning for your comeback at the end of each day is the perfect transition to kick off your evening routine.
While today’s publication discussed the most crucial elements to a great evening routine, this blog would be remiss if it failed to mention the importance of personal development. Life as you knew it might be over, but it does not mean that success is not on the horizon. The best way to prepare for it is to invest in your personal development today. Consequently, you should consider ending your day with a goal-setting refresh session as a nice transition to usher you into the evening routine with a hopeful outlook.
For instance, you could take the opportunity to brush up on an old skill or learn an entirely new one as a way to close out your day with a more positive mindset. When you can occupy the mind, there is no room for anxiety to creep up. You see the pattern here, right: minimize anxiety wayyyyyy before your bedtime is the best was to ensure a good night’s sleep.
There you have it, Dear Readers! Thank you for stopping by our blog today. As always, we want to hear from you! How are you dealing with the emotional distress brought on by this global pandemic? How do you look after your mental health? Is this evening routine suggestion helpful? How are you taking care of yourself and stopping your anxiety skyrocket? Tell us all about it in the comment section below, by email at jms@branding24seven.com, or by mail at:
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Please share this article with anyone who is battling depression and feeling alone, Dear Readers. Anxiety in our communities is climbing as many are fearing the negative impact of stay-at-home orders on supply shortages and the welfare of loved ones. Here is where to get even more help:
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline
We salute the first responders, health professionals, national guard service members, and everyone who has been on the frontline of this crisis. We salute essential personnel who have been working hard to deliver food and medicine for us all. Your courage and dedication are appreciated. Thank you for everything that you are doing.
As always, Dear Readers, please stay safe! Also, please take all the precautions you need to protect your families and keep your spirits up. We shall overcome this! We are all in this together!
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