Maintaining Safety from Distress
Working from home during a pandemic such as Covid-19. For the majority of us, working from home on a continuous basis will be a new, and often challenging change to our lives. This change is compounded by the ominous context of a worldwide pandemic, inflow of daily negative updates, and the restriction in a most important defence to our wellbeing; our ability to socialise and share our concerns directly with others. Although the recent lockdown has been timed to initially last four weeks, this is a somewhat arbitrary period that may extend for a considerably longer period, and therefore such uncertainty is likely to impact upon our level of wellbeing, anxiety, mood, and behaviour. Adjusting and living within our ‘bubble’ with others, or alone, will heavily influence how we experience each day, as well as our ongoing ability to cope.