MEET YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND

    You know that warm cuddly feeling you get from hugging your best friend or family member? This is the feeling we cherish the most, and during the spread of the Covid-19 world pandemic, this incredible feeling, and natural supplier of the hormone Oxytocin, was put on hold, as millions of families and best friends were forced to go into quarantine. During my time in quarantine, I was struggling to cope with my stress and panic from losing my job, going through a breakup simultaneously and being unable to be in physical contact with family or friends due to the heavy quarantine restrictions. This was by far one of the loneliest periods of my life, I didn’t have an appetite, I was tired but couldn’t sleep, and even breathing normally throughout the day felt impossible. 

     A  lot of the advice I was receiving at the time was synonymous with moving through the darkness to see the light at the end of the tunnel. So I went looking for light, and found myself in front of the computer screen googling alternative treatments for panic attacks, insomnia and loneliness, which introduced me to the benefits of applying weight and pressure on the body during a time of panic, aka Deep Pressure Therapy. Meanwhile, every single night I’d snuggle with my heating pad (my safta’s karit chimoom) because It’s warmth made me feel as if I wasn’t sleeping in the cold bed alone. Soon I started carrying it around with me all day, although it was always a struggle to keep it on due to its square size and small shape. This was truly the beginning of my Bestie Journey.