10 Ways to Distract Yourself From Coronavirus Anxiety — Beautiful Voyager
This is likely obvious to all of you: We’re in the middle of an anxiety wave about COVID-19 aka “the coronavirus.” The news of the spread of the illness is everywhere, and new headlines are pouring in about transmission and death rates. Just today, Twitter announced that they are sending all employees home, and they’ll be working remotely until further notice. It’s destabilizing when something like this happens. Something that changes how people behave in their daily lives. As I often do, I’m writing to help distract myself. If any of these ideas are helpful for you to distract yourself from coronavirus, please use them!
1. Look at lots and lots of photos of dogs
I swear, I can feel the oxytocin hitting my blood stream when I just glance at a photo of a dog. Like many of you, I do most of my dog stalking through Instagram. Some of my favorite accounts include: LiamthePittie, CoppersDreamRescue, HopperthePitHeeler, RocketDogRescue, IloveFamilyDog, and GreyhoundAdoptionCenter.
