Indian National Bar Association in association with Rotary Club conducted an interactive session on “Managing Stress and Mental Well Being in the New Normal” on 19th September 2020 at IST 5 P.M. The session was hosted by Shri. Kaviraj Singh, Founder and Secretary General, INBA in the presence of Shri Suman K Doval, President, Rotary Club, Vasant Kunj and Founder, Suman Doval and Associates as the speaker. The guest speaker for the event was Ms. Divya Mohindroo Kashyap, Counselling Psychologist, Co-founder, Embrace Imperfections. The webinar was conducted to address and spread awareness about mental health and how to deal with such issues of mental wellbeing. It was an attempt to answer questions that surround mental wellbeing of individuals and ways and methods to overcome the difficulties which have arisen due to the spread of COVID-19 virus.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE WEBINAR :
The pandemic is stressful for ordinary people as well as professionals and also created more fear and anxiety among adults and children. However, there are certain actions that are necessary to curtail the negative impacts of COVID-19. Coping with stress in a healthy way will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger. Everyone reacts differently to stress full circumstances, So how you respond to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic can depend on your background, your social support from family or friends, your financial situation, your health and emotional background, the community you live in, and many other factors. So how to manage all these factors in personal life as well as in professional life is elucidated via this webinar.
MODERATOR
Sh. Kaviraj Singh
Founder & Secretary-General, INBA
Indian National Bar Association
SPEAKER :
Divya Mohindroo Kashyap
Counselling psychologist, Cofounder, Embrace Imperfection
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM COUNSELLING SESSION
- The symptoms of mental distractions are self-harm, lack of interest in daily life, suicidal thoughts, lack of self-care, inability to sleep, and no progress in physical symptoms.
- During pandemic crises, coping with stress has many ways like spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically.
- Physically, we can create a zone (it may be smaller or larger) as a no-pressure zone where one can centre himself/herself to take a long breath and meditate.
- Emotionally, we must validate our emotions.
- Spiritually, being grateful for everyday and keeping ourselves positive through prayers, and high spiritual power is a much-needed thing right now.
- Isolation is detrimental to our health. So connecting with loved ones for emotional support is significant.
- Hydrate well to boost your mood, wash hands regularly and nourish.
- Honour and distract yourselves by finding a way to actively divert your attention and pamper yourself, do yoga and meditation, acknowledge your fear and anxiety.
- Follow your daily routine by making a checklist and working on those tasks throughout the day. Set benchmarks and don’t compare it with others. Learn to balance your work and rest. Me time will increase productivity and balance.
Managing Stress & Mental Well Being in the New Normal
“OUR HEALING DOES’NT STOP BECAUSE THE WORLD IS IN CRISIS”
CONCLUSION :
Mental health is significant in overall health and wellbeing. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It may also affect how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices during an emergency. Creates networks of social aid, social connections are important to our emotional well-being, especially in times of stress. The webinar concluded with interpreting the positive meaning from negative words by Ms. Divya as:
“`MY ATTITUDE FOR 2020 – FAIL (FIRST ATTEMPT IN LEARNING), NO (NEW OPPORTUNITY), FEAR (FACE EVERYTHING AND RISE), END (EFFORT NEVER DIES)