“We need to take protecting our partnerships and families as seriously as we take protecting our physical health.”
The coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on all of us, inside and outside the bedroom. We asked sexologist Shan Boodram to help us figure out: What is normal?
What can you do about it? First, knowing that relationship distress is common under extraordinary circumstances can help you reframe impossible stressors as temporary issues that may abate or at least feel more manageable as life returns to a semblance of normal. Giving yourself a 60-day pass, a buffer in which you make no big decisions about your relationship, can cut down on feelings of stress and urgency about doing something about issues, other than abuse .
The authors of the Lancet paper found some important factors that protected people’s mental health during past lockdowns. The first is making sure that you are accessing. The second: It’s vital to maintain personal connection. They probably should have mentioned, however, that this can’t all come from your partner.
Many Americans expect their spouses to provide all the support they need in general and even more during lockdown. But it’s unrealistic to believe that a partner can meet all your social and emotional needs at any time, according to couples therapistand other experts. “We need separateness in order to be together in a confinement situation.
Physical distancing is important, but it shouldn’t mean social isolation with just your partner. Make sure you are scheduling regular phone calls with friends.
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