Tips and more information
Jan Venter, UNSW Counselling and Psychological Services Lead, Clinical Psychologist. Tips on how to look after your mental health during COVID-19. Duration 1:47
Tips for dealing with COVID-19:
Try to separate things that are in your control from things from things that are not in your control.
Try some breathing and mindfulness techniques or find something to distract you to help you relax. Check out some meditations here by Laura Kampel.
Seek reliable information from the Media and government sources
Set limits to news on virus (once or twice a day)
Staying up to date about uni life
UNSW's Health and Wellbeing in the online space and the Department of Health both have information on how to look after your mental health during this time.
More information
WHO: Healthy at home or check out our anxiety management resources and workshops on the self help page
Australian Psychological Association has tips on how to look after your wellbeing at this time
For more information on how to manage anxiety watch:
Jan Venter, UNSW Counselling and Psychological Services Lead, Clinical Psychologist, Managing Anxiety, Duration 3:02