Talkshow "Balance your mind, reduce stress during the epidemic" was successfully held

The talk show not only received the response, participation and sharing of staff, lecturers and students in the school but also received the attention of many parents, students and people in provinces and cities outside Hanoi. The speakers are lecturers working at the School's Psychology Department: Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thi Hong Thai, Dr. Tran Thi Thu Huong, Dr. Truong Quang Lam. Many psychological issues during the epidemic season and solutions to stabilize psychology to overcome difficult times during the Covid 19 pandemic were discussed and exchanged enthusiastically in the talk show.

Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan (School Principal) delivered the opening speech of the Talkshow​​​​​​

Dr. Tran Thu Huong shares about the problems that individuals encounter during the Covid-19 pandemic and how to take care of themselves to balance their psychology: In fact, during the period of social distancing, people can break most of their limits and daily habits. When they are busy, they wish for days when they are free to do whatever they want. Now that they are "free within limits", they feel pressured and suddenly realize the "gains and losses" in the freedom that they had previously expected. For an adult, work, family and social interactions are three destinations that have a vital impact on them. Social distancing interrupts and disconnects people from social interactions, creating "silence in relationships". These silences can appear even in the closest relationships, in which you feel everything slows down, becomes boring, and boring... But take advantage of it to reflect: the same problem occurs, a positive approach will lead to action and an optimistic attitude, bringing peace of mind, overcoming yourself, overcoming "uninvited" challenges. Therefore, each person needs to keep faith in themselves, be patient, love, respect and be grateful for everything they have, always be happy and optimistic, enjoying every moment of life. These days, just being healthy and "surviving" is already lucky and it is even better if we still have a job to do, have family and loved ones - that is the new normal state of mind.

Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thi Hong Thai shared about "Covid pandemic and challenges/opportunities for family relationships". Accordingly, major external stressors such as natural disasters or pandemics not only affect the psychology of each individual, increasing the risk of mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, stress, but also affect close relationships such as husband and wife, parents and children. From the perspective of a consultant, Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thi Hong Thai said that there is no general formula for each individual or each specific family in solving the problem. Each characteristic such as family structure, socio-economic conditions, the nature of the husband-wife relationship, parents-children before the pandemic can all become risk factors or protective factors for family relationships against life events. Therefore, if you have tried different methods but still feel stuck, uncomfortable, and unable to feel happiness in life, consider seeking help from psychological experts. Having someone to accompany, listen, and help you discover yourself is useful in the process of reducing stress and making healthy, present decisions in life.

Dr. Truong Quang Lam shared about the attachment in the parent-child relationship and the children's sense of happiness. Attachment is often positive, implying that the individual receives security in relationships, thereby helping children feel more trust, love, stabilize emotions and cope with difficult situations better. Interactive activities between parents and children: cooking, cleaning the house, reading books, playing games... help strengthen the emotional attachment between parents and children. Children are happy when their parents are happy. Parents themselves also need to balance their emotions, need to have positive emotions because parents are also the ones who suffer from negative impacts caused by the epidemic, financial pressure, work pressure, restricted activities... caused by the pandemic. Dr. Truong Quang Lam emphasized that it is important for parents to realize this, because the pandemic is an unavoidable event and adjusting perception is to promptly recognize valuable things for themselves and their children in the current situation.

The talkshow received active and positive interactions from the participating delegates. Many specific questions were sent to the experts even after the discussion ended and many new ideas were also opened up for the Talkshow Organizing Committee for future activities, with the goal of supporting staff, lecturers, students, and trainees during the epidemic season.