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A #thread about #freelancing & #AllostaticLoad ...if you're feeling tired/unproductive/defocused/anxiety-ridden/flawed/unable to form a coherent sentence/job-app/music-score/project idea...it's a completely natural response (YOU ARE NOT BAD @ UR JOB) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allostatic_load : 1/8
#NancySin: “Our stress hormones increase. We prepare to fight or flee...”
And as the #pandemic continues and #isolation drags on...“we’re having a lot of these physiological adaptations, each time we feel #stressed, each time we feel worried.' https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7jap8/allostatic-load-is-the-reason-you-feel-anxious-stressed-from-isolation 2/8
And as the #pandemic continues and #isolation drags on...“we’re having a lot of these physiological adaptations, each time we feel #stressed, each time we feel worried.' https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7jap8/allostatic-load-is-the-reason-you-feel-anxious-stressed-from-isolation 2/8
Contd "...over time, repeated hits, physiologically & psychologically, can accumulate.” @VICE // '...more than 90% of operators in the cultural/creative sector r independent authors/artists or small 2 medium-sized independent companies' @jonhenley https://bit.ly/3jYpwEl 3/8
https://investmentmonitor.ai/uk/how-will-the-uk-arts-scene-emerge-from-covid-19 “I was praying to whatever it is I believe in that Boris Johnson, [UK culture secretary] Oliver Dowden and Rishi Sunak were going to come up with something, but there’s just nothing for us.” @elizacarthy 4/8
“The chancellor must now accept that there are genuine and problematic gaps in the schemes he designed, and make support for excluded groups a centrepiece of his budget announcement next month.” @CarolineLucas @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/04/fix-gaps-in-furlough-for-self-employed-workers-government-urged 5/8
In the midst of all this there are some great resources here @mentalhealth https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z including: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/s/self-management-mental-ill-health 'Self-management of mental ill-health' inc coping strategies & action plans 6/8
And here via @CreativeReview https://www.creativereview.co.uk/landing-page/creativity-in-the-age-of-coronavirus/ with stories like 'Pentagram’s new project shows the human side of stats during coronavirus' https://www.creativereview.co.uk/pentagram-happy-data-coronavirus/ 7/8
If you're still 'here' (and if not if the allostatic load has proved too much xxx ) ...
I see you, it's difficult, it's a feckin marathon, you are not alone, one day THIS WILL BE 'IN' THE PAST, we will make, create, laugh and commune once again xxxxxx 8/8
I see you, it's difficult, it's a feckin marathon, you are not alone, one day THIS WILL BE 'IN' THE PAST, we will make, create, laugh and commune once again xxxxxx 8/8
