KILLEEN, TX — Creating moments to look forward to. It’s important for our psyche, especially now.
“We’re certainly creatures of habit, we like predictability, we like routine“ explained Dr. Sam Fiala of A&M Central Texas.
"When something like [social distancing] massively disrupts routines on a major level, it can really throw us for a loop and make us feel a bit lost" said Fiala.
Routine activities like talking with acquaintances, getting a haircut or going to work all have their place in our daily rythems.
“Missing out on those things understandably can cause some sadness, some anxiety, there’s also just the uncertainty of when is this going to end? When is this going to change? When it does change what’s it going to be like?” said Fiala.
Explaining one thing often overlooked is our control over how we reaction to our situation.
“You’ll always be able to choose how you feel, you can always choose how to respond to situations, I feel like that’s a really important thing for people to keep in mind“ Fiala said.
"Resilience is the norm and not the exception for our species, we're here because our ancestry survived tough times, so its in our genetic code to survive and even grow after hardship" said Fiala.
Explaining its up to each of us to find and make meaning in our every day lives. Fiala says we each play an active roll in finding our purpose each day.
“Go and do even a little something for somebody else, take a neighbor a roll of toilet paper, I think you’ll be surprised the difference it can make““So what’s work for you in the past, do what you can to replicate that."
