“Wake up at 8:00 am, snooze the alarm a number of times, rush and get dressed within half an hour to reach college on time for attendance, eat breakfast in a hurry – that’s how my day was before.
I am pursuing my Bachelors in Agriculture from Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar. We had preperation holidays for 15 days in the first week of March before the announcement of Covid-19. I came back to Kadapa, my hometown during the holidays and suddenly, everything came to a halt. Our final exams got postponed due and soon the nation wide lockdown was announced. These are difficult times for everyone but there is also a positive side to the quarantine. In a way, it changed my daily routine completely.
People say our morning habits set the tone for the rest of the day and I have realised the importance of it. I had a tough phase in the recent past which was caused due to my low self esteem and anxiety. I remember the initial days of my college when anxiety took a toll on me. I often experience the waves of nausea crashing down in my stomach. I had trouble socializing with people. I would constantly overthink. My mental health was deteriorating. I strongly felt that I needed a break. But college made it difficult.
Now, I am able to spend more time with myself. I am able to take time off and introspect about where I was going wrong in life. Standing in the balcony, looking up at clear skies, feeling the breeze, that’s a sight I really missed.
Self acceptance is the act of valuing our own well-being and overall happiness despite our limitations and I think it’s extremely important to make this a habit. For the past one month, I got an opportunity to cater more time for the simple needs of my mind which I never cared about before. I am trying to seek the source of my inner fears and start embracing it. I have accepted myself the way I am and stopped worrying about what others feel or think about me or my actions.”
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