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Chandigarh: Stressed? Use phone-a-friend lifeline

Through global hysteria, insomnia, anxiety, and the distractions ... Read More
CHANDIGARH: Through global hysteria, insomnia, anxiety, and the distractions of ‘work from home’, if you posted “Afraid,” recently on the Facebook and Instagram statuses, beat the stress with facechats, online party,

movies

, mediation, and the good old fashioned call to family and friends.

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Callers have been advising loved ones to stay home because the virus is travelling. Sector 38 West resident Shivani Negi said: “A slew of information on coronavirus pandemic has made me afraid since I started reaching out to friends and family over telephone. Talking to them relaxed my nerves. I tell them staying home is the only remedy for now.” Nitika of Sector 46 also used the break to reconnected with loved ones. She said: “A busy lifestyle left me no

time

to talk to them until the fear of remaining alone made me dust me only phonebook.” Sector 21 resident Lalit Sharma is binge watching movies on streaming video. He said, “A good stress buster is to watch movies online with friends.”


Monika of Sector 46 has increased her face time. She said: “Through testing times and growing panic, I have this sudden urge to reach out to people. Video calls are my saviour.” Gaurav Sharma of Sector 38 has taken to meditation. He said: When you cannot go out, connected with your inner self.

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