Although lockdown restrictions are beginning to ease across the UK, it’s going to be some time before we return to some semblance of our normal pre-coronavirus lives. There’s a lot of uncertainty around what the next few weeks or months might look like – with financial pressures likely to rise and the threat of a second wave looming over us, it’s a lot to handle.

It’s understandable, then, that so many people are struggling with their mental health at the moment. Whether you’re feeling anxious, unsure, lonely or sad, people across the country are dealing with heightened emotional stress as a result of the crisis.

With this in mind, it’s important that we find new ways to process and cope with these feelings to take care of our mental health during this tricky time. And that’s where self-care comes in.

As the mental health charity Mind explains on its website: “Self-care techniques and general lifestyle changes can help manage the symptoms of many mental health problems. They may also help prevent some problems from developing or getting worse.”

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