{"id":28759,"date":"2020-06-28T22:32:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T22:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/?p=28759"},"modified":"2022-02-01T11:07:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T11:07:02","slug":"5-things-that-helped-me-get-through-the-pandemic-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/5-things-that-helped-me-get-through-the-pandemic-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things that Helped Me Get Through the Pandemic Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

It’s half of the year 2020 and we’re still here– and we’re all feeling the covid pandemic blues. How are you guys holding up? It\u2019s a little silly to ask this question because we know nobody is beaming with happiness these days but I really do wish you\u2019re doing just fine.<\/p>\r\n

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Lots of questions pop in our heads these days like \u201cWhat will happen to the music industry?\u201d, \u201cIs the arts really worth pursuing if the world is ending?\u201d <\/em>\u00a0and ughhh something we all just want to know: \u201cWhen will concerts happen again?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

At first, it was all cool. We spent our time trying to reflect and catch up on the latest Netflix shows.<\/p>\r\n

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But now that we\u2019ve been locked in for over a month, everything starts to feel like we\u2019re in a Twilight Zone episode titled Cabin Fever…and it\u2019s getting a little depressing day by day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As creatives, we are more wired to have mental health issues. Creative people are more prone to depression even before this pandemic. Now the number of clients consulting for anxiety (the cousin of depression) has increased. From the period of February-March alone, the number of consultations rose by 19% according to Mental Health America<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I talked to a lot of my musician friends and we share the same feeling of doom and gloom. We are in the wait-and-see phase and all we can do aside from washing our hands is TO STAY FED AND TO STAY SANE.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I started doing some research on how to cope with anxiety and depression during the pandemic. I\u2019d like to share with you some of the things I learned.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here are the top 5 things that helped me get through the funk:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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