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Coronavirus 4: 'Real' people meeting again...

Coronavirus 4: 'Real' people meeting again...

by Bill Sheate

Getting back to just 'being' in person. . .

Meeting people face to face and not just through a screen can be quite rejuvenating. Why is that?

Screen time of whatever sort requires quite a different type of concentration, something many of us will have discovered during Covid-19 lock down. It's what we call ‘focused attention’ rather than ‘broad attention’. Focused attention is what we do when we do tasks . But focused attention is also what happens with anxiety, and also often involves tension in the body, as you focus on the screen, or the people in the videos, trying to read signals and body language in two dimensions. It can feel tiring and draining of energy, because it is…….. [Read more]

Coronavirus 3: a new-look academic year 2020-21

Coronavirus 3: a new-look academic year 2020-21

by Bill Sheate

The new normal for universities?

As countries slowly begin to emerge from lock-down, universities have been busy trying to work out what the new landscape will look like come the Autumn of 2020 and the new academic year. In this third post of what has now become a series, I’m looking ahead to anticipate what teaching and learning at universities might look like this next year and how that could impact on students’ and staff mental health and well-being……..[Read more]

Tension: a physical manifestation of anxiety?

Tension: a physical manifestation of anxiety?

by Bill Sheate

Tension: a physical manifestation of anxiety?

Do you find yourself feeling tense at the end of a day, or even from the very start? Maybe this tension is accompanied by headaches or other muscle aches, or grinding of your teeth. What's going on with tension?

Tension in the body - tightness and contraction of the muscles -  is often a physical manifestation of stress and anxiety ……….