{"id":3868,"date":"2020-12-07T14:53:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T14:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/?p=3868"},"modified":"2020-12-07T14:53:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T14:53:30","slug":"avoiding-loneliness-during-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/07\/avoiding-loneliness-during-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Loneliness During the Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3869\" src=\"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/covid-masthead-girl-looking-outside-jpg-1024x511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/covid-masthead-girl-looking-outside-jpg-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/covid-masthead-girl-looking-outside-jpg-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/covid-masthead-girl-looking-outside-jpg-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/covid-masthead-girl-looking-outside-jpg-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/covid-masthead-girl-looking-outside-jpg-670x335.jpg 670w, https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/covid-masthead-girl-looking-outside-jpg.jpg 1434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>As we continue to hear about the rise of COVID-19 cases across the country and face increasing social restrictions, loneliness can take its toll on our mental health. Having a well-rounded daily routine can still leave a void when it comes to connecting. Here are some solutions to adding connections into your routine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule calls with family and friends to check in.<\/li>\n<li>Look into community resources. The City of Toronto has partnered with a variety of organizations to offer additional support to residents during COVID-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/home\/covid-19\/covid-19-protect-yourself-others\/covid-19-mental-health-resources\/\">https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/home\/covid-19\/covid-19-protect-yourself-others\/covid-19-mental-health-resources\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get some fresh air to overcome the feeling of being stuck at home.<\/li>\n<li>Share your isolation activity (such bird watching, playing a musical instrument) with others to connect with people who share your hobbies.<\/li>\n<li>Request assistance. Trained counsellors are available to talk about issues of stress, worry, isolation and fears about the future. You can access our Employee Assistance Plan for free by calling 1-800-387-4765.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add connections to your routine to avoid loneliness during the pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3868"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3870,"href":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868\/revisions\/3870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psw.circleofcare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}