How To Take Care Of Your Mental Health During A Pandemic

Chloe Petersen

HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH DURING A PANDEMIC

Apps

Boneless Boundaries Winds

Knowing your boundaries and when things get
overwhelming and knowing when to say no or when
you need to leave a situation. Sauce choice: Saying no,
making yourself a priority, doing what's mentally best
for you, doing what's physically best, doing what's
emotionally best, letting go of things, setting a time to
leave and days you go out and stay in.

Spinach & Brainstorming Dip

A mix of creamy brainstorming ideas of how things
could go better in the situation of what you and sharp
cheese of how others can do better and how you can
deal with things better. Talking about ways to
brainstorm can help spark ideas about how to deal with
things by yourself when you're alone or how others
can help when they are around you no matter at the home
or out and about and how they can help with both or
how you can deal with it when you're alone anywhere.

Humor Potstickers

A heap portion of a mix of pork joking around,
celery making light of the situation, shredded
carrots helps to cope and green cabbage to help
diffuse things. Served with a light soy sauce of
helping to take the edge off. This can help with
diffusing situations and taking the pressure of
talking about things off. It can help with you talking
about it and can help with talking about others and
how to talk about it in a light fun way. When using
this you know your boundaries and what you can
and can't joke about so knowing how to do this is a
good way of explaining things and making yourself
and potentially others more comfortable to talk
about things.

Self-Care Wellington

An 8oz portion of grass-fed self-care, choice of any
two sides: face masks, hot shower, hot bubble bath,
an episode of your fav show, watching your favorite
youtubers, watching a livestream, taking a walk,
reading, taking a nap, texting a friend. Extras: .50 each.
Doing so can help calm you down, make you
relaxed, recharge yourself, feel at peace and happy.

Coping Skills Parmesan

8 or 12oz portion of coping skills. With choice of
sensory, metal or physical skills: Mindfulness,
self-distractions like watching a favorite show, self-soothing
things like touching your favorite stuffed animal or
hearing the voice of your best friend and physical
skills like hugging your friend, feeling/hugging your
favorite blanket. It help in times of being overwhelmed
by your mental health and whatever may trigger it and help
bring you down and ground you and more centered again.

Caprese Playing A Game Chicken

A 8oz chicken breast grilled to perfection with using
many coping skills seasonings with a having a solid
connection with someone balsamic glaze, fresh
beefsteak taking your mind off things tomatoes and
locally sourced having fun mozzarella. Served with
2 sides: having support around mashed potatoes,
making social connections with people salad,
getting encouragement mixed veggies, building
trust baked potato.

Having Support Pizza

10” or 14” support with 1 topping: Texting a friend,
calling a friend, facetiming with a friend, texting a
family member, calling a family Member, facetiming
a family member, calling a support hotline, Talking
with your therapist; Extra toppings: $1. Knowing who
you can reach out to can help calm anxieties and
alleviate stress because you know who you can reach
out to in times of need. It can help reduce symptoms.

Knowing Your Limits Sandwich

1/4lb fresh roasted knowing your limits piled high
with recognizing when you’re done, knowing when
you’re overwhelmed, knowing when you need a
break, knowing when you’re too tired to do
something and served with knowing that it’s ok to
stop when needed and take breaks or stop for the
night and do the rest later. This all can help with
knowing and recognizing when you need to stop for
the day so you’re not overwhelmed and recognize
when you are getting overwhelmed and need to step
back and take a quick breather and center yourself
with using a coping mechanism like cooking yourself
lunch, listening to music or watching an episode of
your favorite show.

Dessert

Carmel Exercise Cake
Butterscotch Spirituality Pudding
Slow Deep Breathing Crème Brule
Playing Video Games Lava Cake

Sides

Honey Butter Humor Biscuits
Self-Love Fries
Taking a Walk Salad
Making Art Sprouts
Sitting Outside Mac n Cheese
Wearing Your Favorite Outfit Asparagus

Drinks

Sleeping Cola
Diet Having Water Cola
Unsweet Relaxing Tea
Sweet Letting Things Go Tea
Having Needs Met Matcha
Painting Your Nails Espresso