This is where I believe the proportion of people all over the world feel most hard done by. We haven’t done anything to deserve this personally, so why must we give up our daily routines and social interactions that are often the highlights of our day. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbhebNcSS4E&t=13s[/embed]Personal reflection:The first time I heard of Corona-Virus/COVID-19, I will admit that I felt a level of excitement, to be locked up for two weeks and potentially enjoying having a sleep in, eating a few eggs on toast for breakfast, playing FIFA on the playstation - you beauty!This was a naive thought, and much like the rapid transition of what has happened over the last two weeks worldwide, it quickly left me with a feeling of fear, anger, frustration and ultimately a sense of loneliness.Having a mindset shift is something that we are obsessed with at PEAK and strive to help our athletes change when it comes to your performance. Advocating that we are never too old, too weak or any other stereotype that can be a barrier to achieving a goal can be one of the hardest things to change in order to achieve a positive outcome. The current situation is no different, we all must have a mindset shift if we are to achieve our first goal of flattening the curve, take the pressure off our hospital system secondly, and ultimately find a vaccine for the virus. Whilst we are being asked to change our daily routine, and if we do follow this correctly, then we are ultimately showing compassion and care to the most vulnerable members of the community and is a thought which can often be lost in a time where self preservation is all too easy to be the main focus. Self-isolation protects our elderly and immuuno-supressed members of the community by restricting the rapid transmission that this virus can have. From having the privilege to treat all members of the community prior to isolation restrictions, it is selfish to put one's needs ahead of a large proportion of the community.For a large proportion of us, we are social beings. We like being able to say “G’day” to the person on the opposite side of the walking path, rather than now feeling as if we have something stuck in our teeth from the lack of social interaction. Speaking to a lot of athletes in this time, there has been a resounding volume of us with the summation being that it is not simply the removal of activities that we are able to enjoy, but rather the choice of not being able to do whatever, whenever. After a week of speaking to my closest connections - my mother, grandmother, sisters, cousins and friends it left me with one thought - what can I control? And what choices can I make everyday to give me a sense of ‘normality’ in my life currently. To be honest, a lot of happenings in my life at the moment I can control, but more importantly what I enjoyed most was the path to realising this. Without intentionally meaning to, I had just had some of the most emotional, raw and honest conversations with the people that matter the most to me. Being reintroduced to apps such as ‘Houseparty’, ‘Zoom’ and of course Facetime has been a revelation over the past two weeks and has led me to realising the importance of connectedness with these people in my life.On top of other controllable and routine steps I can be doing each day, remaining connected with friends and family has been my most enjoyable by far, and to dig deeper, with a focus of being present with whomever I am speaking to has been just as important. It is far too easy to have a phone call and still be on social media, brushing your teeth etc. but with the power of having a video call and speaking directly to the person there is not the chance to fade off and not be invested in the conversation - hence why the apps I spoke about before come into play.For those who know Simon Sinek and his collection of motivational speaking/books (and for those who don’t, I strongly recommend!), then you will not be surprised that he has given choice words which articulate the current situation perfectly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLI0U3Amy0wThe follow on effects of connectedness:This is a time, now more than ever, to be finding silver linings. This will pass over and we will look back at these strange times to hopefully never have to repeat, but this doesn’t mean that we can’t make the most of this and put in positive steps that will benefit us during and post-COVID19. (Stafford, 2018) Found that people with poor social connectedness are at a greater risk of not engaging with the wide range of preventative aspects available to them for their physical and mental health. To put this study practically into our current situation - our ability to increase our social connectedness in this time not only benefits us short-term but finds that for our long term health, it is essential to be building and maintaining these practices every day for physical and mental health.As (James, 2017) found, for teenagers between 13-17 years of age, the individuals with a higher social connectedness found that there was increased levels of (self reported) self-confidence (20%), self-esteem (15%), being outgoing (28%), reduced shyness (29%) and depression (10%) - even more reason to get the entire family involved when organising a video call!How do I get in contact?There are loads of ways!For some inspiration, here are the top three I have found handy:- Facetime (in-built on iPhones)
- Zoom (can be used laptop/mobile device/tablet) https://apps.apple.com/au/app/zoom-cloud-meetings/id546505307
- HouseParty (can be used on mobile device/tablet) https://apps.apple.com/au/app/houseparty/id1065781769
- Trivia - make your own personal one or download daily versions:
- Play a board game - surely there is Monopoly floating around in the back of the closet somewhere?
- Look back on old photos and put them in frames/collections - how good is reminiscing!
- The great majority of us are feeling the same when it comes to COVID19 and social restrictions.
- To rebuild connections that may have dropped off or reduced over the time, as well as make connections stronger.
- For both short long-term, and for both mental and physical health, remaining connected to important people in your life will benefit all these facets of our life.
- Apps are easy to use and there are a plethora of them. Get the family together and get connected with your friends and/or family.
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