The Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine are causing many people to become stressed out and bored. These are huge triggers that can induce a worsening state of addiction or a relapse back into active addiction.
Thus, in this episode, you’ll learn 40 tips that will help you eliminate stress and boredom while you’re quarantined for the next few weeks or longer.
Here are the tips mentioned in this episode:
- Exercise – At home or outside (walking, bike-riding, bodyweight exercises, calisthenics, etc.)
- Nutrition – Home-cooking, take-out
- Read
- Journal
- Watch stand-up comedy online
- Watch inspirational movies
- Watch binge-able shows
- Watch the Gaia Channel (Rewired with Joe Dispenza, Limitless)
- Watch The Pharmacist on Netflix
- Listen to audiobooks on Audible.com
- Listen to podcasts
- Watch YouTube videos
- Do art projects such as drawing in meditation coloring books
- Listen to music
- Play a musical instrument
- Sing karaoke using an app, online, or with a karaoke machine
- Meditate – using apps, guided meditations on YouTube, etc.
- Do yoga, tai chi, or qigong using free routines on YouTube
- Do stretching exercises
- Play card games
- Play video games
- Play board games
- Make a scrapbook
- Create a family slideshow
- Get caught up on emails
- Clean and tidy up your home
- Clean and tidy up your automobile
- Design your dream life
- Set some new goals
- Learn about and practice tantric sex
- Video chat with friends and family
- Take a new online course
- Learn a new skill or think about starting a home-based business
- Create a Dream Board aka a Vision Board
- Write a list of 20 things you want to do, have, and be before you die
- Do some sewing or crocheting
- Do facials with your family members (routine of exfoliating, mask, toner, moisturizer)
- Attend some online AA meetings
- Chat with others inside a Facebook addiction recovery group
- Create your own Facebook or other online addiction recovery group
- Spend time in nature while social distancing
- Pray
- Use aromatherapy (eg scented candles, essential oils, diffusers, incense, etc.)
- Take nutritional supplements for immune health and more
- Give yourself a morning self-massage with sesame oil or another oil
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