Nigel Latta's Tips for Coping in Lockdown

The Prime Minister interviews Nigel Latta, Clinical Psychologist

What tips does Nigel Latta give us about coping in lockdown?

• Don’t watch the news broadcasts too often.
• Keep calm.
• Don’t focus too much on what the future might look like. Instead focus on ‘now’.
• What are the things that will help me now? What can I do now in the moment?
• Bring the focus in & find simple things you can do now.
• Take comfort from the following: we are all in this together.
• Nothing is clear to anyone at the moment.
• Some things are out of your control. Don’t focus on these for now.
• What can you change now?
• Have rituals, structure and routine.
• What have you wanted to do but have never had the time? Perhaps now is the time.
• Think about the mission: stay at home and protect the vulnerable.
• Take pride in sticking to the rules.
• Be kind to each other and to yourself.
• Look after each other.

Transcribed by the Rev. Faye Davenport, RN.