"Sometimes not only the best but the ONLY medicine is to laugh,"
Advice for many situations, not just during the Coronavirus quarantine.
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- May 2020
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www.insider.com www.insider.com
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Nashville-based pastor Daniel Burnell was sitting on his couch at home when he started imagining how funny a coronavirus-themed episode of "The Office" would have been.
I got a laugh out of these "episodes" that were described.
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As a hand sanitizer and disinfectant shortages plague shoppers, people online are providing some perspective with Purell and Lysol-themed memes.
I have seen quite a few memes with this in mind.
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"It normalizes the situation we're in without really ignoring the concern."
Humans have a tendency turn serious situations into jokes to try and ease concern and panic.
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memes have taken over the internet.
I thought the next meme here was really good. It got a good laugh.
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A search for "coronavirus" on any social media platform yields thousands of memes seeking the humor in a tense and frightening time.
Very true. This is very, very true.
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- Apr 2020
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www.nationalgeographic.com www.nationalgeographic.com
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“It may be one of the mechanisms used by the sleeping brain to induce emotional regulation,
Your brain is always trying to find an equilibrium, so when we are not able to do that in real life, it happens in our dreams.
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For those seeking to wrest some control over bad dreams, focusing on the “bizarre” may help, says Ruby, the researcher from Lyon. “Changing the context—the laws of physics and so on—may change the perspective [and] propose another angle, a shift in the understanding which may help to change or play down emotion.”
Controlling your dreams takes time and effort, but it can really help for people who suffer from bad dreams often.
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by being stuck alone in quarantine—may limit the content of dreams or cause the subconscious to reach for deeper memories.
Just like everyone is struggling trying to find things to do, the same thing goes for your dreams.
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are more likely to experience outbreak-influenced dreams.
They are closer to it than everyone else. Everything they hear about is related to the virus.
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In other words, the seismic map mostly overlapped that of sleep disturbances.”
It would make sense that those who were closer to the epicenter would feel and see the most damage, therefore having worse dreams.
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a swirl of negative emotions that set them apart from typical dreaming.
It would make sense that isolation would cause negative emotions. Humans are very social creatures, and being away from everyone would have negative effects.
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Science has long suggested that dream content and emotions are connected to wellbeing while we’re awake.
I've seen this with lots of people that share what their dreams were. Whatever is happening in your life will affect what your dreams are.
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digital eye strain may also affect your head, neck, and shoulders
If it affects other places other than eyes, should it really be called "digital eye strain?" I think it should just be digital muscle straining.
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revolutions for the long-term improvement of our health.
It won't be improving our health when the robots take over the world.
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While physical health is likely still not as important to as many of us as it should be, smart tech has made fitness a lot more fun for some.
Technology has made it easier for us to exercise and we also feel an incentive to do it.
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Do digital devices really cause eye strain
It depends on the person. My cousin can't look at a screen for longer than 2 hours without getting a headache, but I have been able to look at a screen for upwards of 6 or 7 hours without straining my eyes or getting a headache.
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Rather, it offers us opportunities to actively seeking out new knowledge, to be more engaged with the world and others rather than less
We may be able to seek knowledge easier and faster, but who actually uses technology for the sole fact that they can learn while using it?
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our access to entertainment has only become easier and more immediate.
People are paying more money for convenience and immediacy than actually doing something. That is the whole purpose of micro-transactions. People will pay money to get something faster.
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you’re bombarded with lists of reasons why everyone believe tech may be holding us back, physically.
Tech is also holding us back social and mentally as well. We are getting to used to just googling something we don't know, instead of asking and learning about it ourselves.
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