Aspiring Minds Clinic

Pandemic has really highlighted the importance of being connected to someone special and the challenges that many single people face during this strange time. But what is one to do when their special person is no longer in their life? Here are several suggestions that are guaranteed to heal a bleeding heart and make one stronger.

The relapse and overdose rate has increased by 30% since March 2020. Mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental Health has a 24-hour helpline: 800-950-6264. Please share the helpline far and wide

The man doesn’t know that there is a snake underneath. The woman doesn’t know that there is a stone crushing the man. The woman thinks: I am going to fall! And I can’t climb because the snake is going to bite me! Why can’t the man use a little more strength and pull me up! The man thinks: I am in so much pain! Yet I’m still pulling you as much as I can! Why don’t you try and climb a little harder!? The moral is you can’t see the pressure the other person is under, and th...e other person can’t see the pain you’re in. This is life, whether it’s with work, family, feelings or friends, we should try to understand each other. Learn to think differently, perhaps more clearly and communicate better. A little thought and patience goes a long way. Be kind to people. Everyone we meet is fighting their own battle. *Borrowed from another site

Tragic optimism is the ability to maintain hope and find meaning in life despite its inescapable pain, loss and suffering. Finding glimmers of hope and positive aspects of life in quarantine is the key to coping successfully with our current situation