無論是強制或非強制，現在全世界好多人都必須留在家裡，目標就是截斷新冠狀病毒肺炎的感染鏈。簡單來說，人與人之間減少接觸，感染機率就會降低。
留在家裡防疫的時候，可能會覺得比較沉悶，有者甚至因為過度擔心疫情與經濟狀況，結果憂慮過度而變成輕度憂鬱或焦慮症，這一點不得不防。其實在家裡也可以很忙碌，例如學煮飯、看書看電影、聽音樂玩樂器、學習新語言。
若是居家辦公，每天設立一兩個小目標加上一個大目標，完成工作之後的成就感，亦是激勵人心。新聞若覺得沉重，就無謂看太多。不過我不悲觀，因為馬來西亞多數新冠患者都是輕微症狀，而且過了四十天後康復的人數就開始上升。若患者人數控制得住，康復的人數愈來愈多，相信大家就會開始減少憂慮。
所以說維持精神衛生，還是要懂得分析眼前局勢，而不是盲目讓悲觀情緒主宰人生。
Quite a large number of people are now staying at home. Some are made to stay at home as the local authorities impose compulsory stay-home notice, while some are voluntarily doing so to help alleviate the situation. We share the common goal of breaking the infection chain. With fewer human contacts, the infection rate is expected to decline.
Many will find it to be boring when staying at home. Some might develop mild depression or anxiety disorder because they worried too much about the pandemic and economic situation. We must be careful so that we don’t fall into such emotional trap.
Staying at home can be busy and fun, if you are learning how to cook, reading and watching movies, listening to music and playing instruments, and learning new languages.
If you are working from home, get yourself down to work to complete one to two smaller tasks in combination with a bigger task. The sense of achievement for being productive at home is a great encouragement for ourselves.
Stay away from news reports, if you find them to be unbearable. But I am not pessimistic. This is because most Malaysian patients of Covid-19 disease are mild cases, and more and more are recovering after forty or so days of treatment. When the number of infected cases is under control and we record higher number of recoveries, I believe people will become less anxious.
We need to have a clear mind to better understand the current situation and a sheer determination to reject pessimism. This is what it takes to defend our mental health and preserve our sanity.
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