Rules of the #30daystuckathome Challenge:
The aim of this challenge is to clean your Social Media newsfeed from all news connected to COVID-19. This will help you preserve your mental health during the crisis, lift your spirit and keep you entertained while at home.
In order to participate you should:1. Follow the calendar with suggested activities for 30 days and post them regularly. If you cannot do some of them, you can always:
- Share a picture of a Quokka.
- Share a funny meme.
- Share good news from the world.
3. Use the #30daystuckathome on your daily posts.
4. Tag at least 5 of your friends who you think will have no problem doing the #30daystuckathome challenge. If they decline, they have to cook you dinner of your choice or buy you a drink after the crisis.
5. Set a specific time for yourself during the day to read the news and do it only once or twice.
6. Check the news only from official and trusted sources. You can try reading them from official websites, instead of listening and watching the news to minimize the negative on your mental health.
Optional:
➤Tag 5 of your friends, who you think won’t be able to do the Challenge. If they do, you have to cook them dinner of their choice or buy them drink after the crisis.
➤During the whole period of the challenge, you can also share (at any time) positive, interesting, funny, useful and entertaining things like photos, games, other challenges, your hobbies, and interests, FOOD, recipes, music, videos, online courses, etc.
Read more at: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/mental-health-considerations.pdf
What you cannot do during the 30-day challenge!
You cannot share news connected with COVID-19! If you must share some vital information about the current situation with your friends, then make sure you also share something positive as well.
Why?
According to the World Health Organization’s report on “Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak”, you should:
➤Minimize watching, reading or listening to news about COVID-19 that causes you to feel anxious or distressed.
➤Seek information only from trusted sources and mainly so that you can take practical steps to prepare your plans and protect yourself and loved ones.
➤Seek information updates at specific times during the day, once or twice. The sudden and near-constant stream of news reports about an outbreak can cause anyone to feel worried.
➤Get the facts; not rumours and misinformation. Gather information at regular intervals from the WHO website and local health authority platforms in order to help you distinguish facts from rumors. Facts can help to minimize fears.
➤Stay connected and maintain your social networks during isolation.
➤Minimize watching, reading or listening to news about COVID-19 that causes you to feel anxious or distressed.
➤Seek information only from trusted sources and mainly so that you can take practical steps to prepare your plans and protect yourself and loved ones.
➤Seek information updates at specific times during the day, once or twice. The sudden and near-constant stream of news reports about an outbreak can cause anyone to feel worried.
➤Get the facts; not rumours and misinformation. Gather information at regular intervals from the WHO website and local health authority platforms in order to help you distinguish facts from rumors. Facts can help to minimize fears.
➤Stay connected and maintain your social networks during isolation.
Read more at: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/mental-health-considerations.pdf
