Stress, anxiety, depression, eagerness, fear, despair, affliction, pain, misfortune, adversity, grief and how many similar words we can mention to describe what thousands of people around the world have suffered and are suffering in their workplaces, family and homes due to the pandemic.
Such has been the impact on mental health that the International Labor Organization at its 109th International Conference that it held called on governments, workers and employers to adopt people-centered actions to make it inclusive, sustainable and resilient.
All this because the world of work has been deeply affected by the pandemic and poses a threat to public health, the economy and the social environment, it is a threat to the livelihoods and long-term well-being of millions of people.
The call is to prioritize people’s health and address the inequalities aggravated by the pandemic crisis.
Two years after the pandemic, stress and fatigue have been the main obstacles in the workplace.
Although the attention to the problems generated by the virus in people has been somewhat circumvented throughout the world thanks to the vaccines and the immunity that it has generated to the infection, the attention in the care and in the promotion of Mental health.
The people who work have taken their toll on the restlessness, the insecurity of losing their job, the double shifts to be able to cover shifts in the company, among many other aspects.
The fruits of a post-pandemic are already being seen and it is urgent that they be addressed in a transversal way, from governments, health institutions and companies.
It is important to see and pay attention to the mental health of the workforce with a more comprehensive approach.
Little by little the return to the life that we led before the pandemic is becoming a reality, the gradual return of children, adolescents and young people to the classroom is serving to mitigate and address the consequences of a confinement that lasted in thousands of families. .
The new reality contemplates returning to the usual routines that we had before the pandemic, promoting social and physical contact to better overcome the negative psychological effects of the disease because it is important to mitigate the consequences that this evil has left us.
Emotional well-being is a priority right now, while continuing to take care of ourselves from the infection, putting fear and uncertainty aside.
Crises are opportunities for change and to get the best out of ourselves, the challenge will continue to be adapting to adverse situations and overcoming any circumstance, no matter how difficult the scenario in which we live.
Resilience is accepting pain, accepting reality and learning from it.
In a world where little by little the restrictions due to the pandemic have been set aside, it will be necessary for us to adapt to a new form of coexistence.
In the new phase to which we will gradually return, emotional well-being will be essential to feel good, be calm and get out of the pothole the pandemic got us into.
To achieve this emotional balance it is necessary to balance all aspects of our life, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
It is time to enjoy life again without stopping facing the problems that the pandemic brought us or will bring us.
The important thing to enjoy optimal mental health is to take care of our emotions, adapt to the environment we are living in, attend to stress levels by controlling thoughts and daily behavior of activities, in addition to taking care of sleep, rest, food and exercise.
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