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Relationships – Happiness Tips for Surviving Social Isolation

Relationship Tips for Social Isolation

Relationships – Happiness Tips for Surviving Social Isolation 

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, my biggest fear at this time is not whether I will survive the Coronavirus but whether my relationship will survive social isolation!

We’re a few weeks into social isolation now. I’ve lost count of what week we’re in, but I think it’s week five or six. I’m pleasantly surprised and relieved that apart from the meltdown mentioned in my Dark Night of the Soul post, Mr Sexy Pants (MSP) and I have been getting on very well.

In this post I share my tips for helping your relationship survive social isolation. I have also included some tips for singletons.

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We not Me – Happiness Tips for Surviving Social Isolation

We not me

We not Me – Happiness Tips for Surviving Social Isolation 

In this next post of the Happiness Tips for Social Isolation series we look at the “We not Me” culture that is currently spreading across the planet.

It has been said that doing things for others is one way to achieve fulfillment. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs lists love and belonging including a sense of connection as the third need and self-actualisation – being the best we can be – as the top need. Similarly, leading life coach Tony Robbins says, “Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life’s deepest joy: true fulfillment”.

It is truly inspiring to see the abundance of selfless initiatives that have sprung up during this time of crisis. In this post we offer some suggestions to cultivate the ‘we not me’ mentality in your life.

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Self-Care – Happiness Tips for Surviving Social Isolation

Self-care for Surviving Social Isolation

Self-Care – Happiness Tips for Surviving Social Isolation

In the second post of the Happiness Tips for Social Isolation series we look at self-care.

I am very impressed with the we not me mentality that has emerged as a result of the current situation. However, I do believe that our own self-care must come first. When we fly, parents are advised to apply their own oxygen masks before applying their children’s mask. This is because parents can’t help their children if they have passed out.  In the same way, we are only able to help others when we are on top form ourselves. We cannot fill another’s cup if our own cup is empty.

Here are my tips for self-care during social isolation:

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Quiet Time – The Social Isolation Diaries

Quiet time

Saturday 28th of March 2020

It is the 2nd week of lockdown during the Coronavirus crisis in the UK. I’m enjoying some much-needed quiet time.

When they started talking at work about us taking our laptops home every night, I didn’t take it too seriously. Although after a few days I did start to stow my laptop away in my pink rucksack and take it home with me every evening. The thought of lockdown secretly excited me. I also found the idea of working from home appealing. I thought it would give me lots of extra time to relax and work on Happiness Club.

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Focus on the Good – Happiness Tips for Surviving Social Isolation

Focus on the good during social isolation

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In this series of blog posts, I will share my Happiness tips for surviving social isolation.

So far, I have managed to remain in high spirits on the whole. I have to admit I am a bit scared of catching Coronavirus. My biggest fear though is social isolation. You may be surprised to know that I am an introvert at heart. I love spending time quiet time alone at home with the cats or with my boyfriend, Andy, affectionately known as Mr Sexy Pants (MSP). The thought of being stuck at home for an indefinite period causes me to feel quite uncomfortable though. I’m also worried that MSP or I might die – not because of the Coronavirus – but because we’ve killed each other. If we do live to tell the tale, will we still love each other? Will our relationship last the distance?

In these posts, I will be sharing the steps that I will be taking for me – and my relationship – to survive.

In this first blog post we take a closer look at what we focus on.

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