Coping with Stress and Anxiety Amidst COVID-19 (ABPMLC) Maintain healthy activities. This includes eating with an eye on nutrition with healthy meals and snacks, physical exercise like walking, running or stretching, getting enough sleep and maintaining a regular sleep schedule, and doing things you enjoy and give you energy. Set limits around news and social media. It’s understandable to want to keep informed, but it is good and necessary to take breaks from it. Set up boundaries that work for you that keep you informed while not taking up most of your time and energy, such as checking in on social media for 10 minutes every few hours. Set the alarm on your cell to help keep the boundary. Stay connected to others. Although we are keeping our physical distance from most people at this time, we can still give and receive support and care to/from each other with the use of technology. Connecting with supportive family and friends through regular video calls, texts, phone calls, etc. can bring a sense of comfort and stability. Talking through our concerns, thoughts, and feelings with others can also help us find helpful ways of thinking about or dealing with a stressful situation.