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克服心理压力 轻松面对奥密克戎/Overcome mental stress and face Omicron with ease

Written by Sarah Yang | Dec 22, 2022 10:34:30 AM

从今年9月初开始,我就在国外出差。离家时候总是那么依依不舍,回家的时候又是那么的归心似箭。9月23号是我计划回国日子,期待这一天已经太久,非常想念家里的两个女儿,这也是从小到大,我离开她们最长的一段时间。我按航司规定回国前分别做了48小时及24小时核酸。 48小时核酸阴性报告如期而至,我快速把报告上传到“防疫健康码国际版”,核酸码呈蓝码,回家的脚步越来越近!9月22日晚上9点钟群主在航班群里强调:阳性的乘客我们会电话联系,没有收到电话的乘客收到24小时核酸报告后请立即上传。等待24小时核酸报告的过程太过漫长及煎熬,群主把报告发给我的时候已近晚上11点半, 我不假思索立即完成了长传,那时已经疲惫不堪,期待次日早上赋绿码,我可以按时登机。23日早晨眼睛一睁,立即去看核酸码,我整个人刹时蒙住了,红码!原因是核酸报告为阳性,晴天霹雳。与此同时,我经感觉到喉咙已沙哑。我立即联系航班群主,我的核酸结果阳性,为什么我没有收到电话?群主沟通后告知我他的同事忘记给我打电话了……

Since the beginning of September this year, I have been on a business trip abroad. I was reluctant to leave my home and want to go back quickly. I had been looking forward to back home for so long that I missed my two daughters at home, and this was the longest time I had been away from them since they were a child. I had a 48-hour and 24-hour nucleic acid test before returning home, as required by the airline. The 48-hour negative report came as expected, and I quickly uploaded the report to the "Health Code International", the nucleic acid code was blue, and I thought I was getting closer and closer to go back home! On September 22nd at 9pm the group owner emphasized in the flight group that they will contact passengers who are positive and those who did not receive a phone call should upload the 24-hour nucleic acid report as soon as they receive it. The 24-hour wait for the nucleic acid report was so long and torturous that it was almost 11:30 pm when the group leader sent the report to me. When I get the morning of 23rd, I immediately check the nucleic acid code, and I was completely shocked. The reason was that the nucleic acid report was positive, a bolt from the blue. The reason was that the nucleic acid report was positive. At the same time, I could feel my throat was hoarse already. I immediately contacted the flight group owner about my positive nucleic acid result, and asked him why didn't I receive a call? The group owner communicated and informed me that his colleague forgot to call me ......

回家的行程被打乱,我开始整理思绪,接下来该如何快速应对即将到来的奥密克戎症状,并开始规划接下来的行程。我用沙哑到马上说不出话的喉咙先给老板打了电话,汇报今天无法回家了,红码阳性。老板宽慰我不要紧张,把退烧、咳嗽等药单发给了我,并把既往新冠病史回国人员要求也发了过来。接下来拨通了我先生的电话,告诉他我阳了,今天无法登机了。先生顿了一下,说你一个人在外面,照顾好自己。我家先生平日是少言少语型的,这句话已让我潸然泪下。 现在想想当时伤心的原因,主要还是因为比较担心即将到来的无法预测的各种疾病症状吧!我反复嘱托他这件事千万不要告诉孩子们,就说妈妈出差行程有变,以免吓到她们,毕竟9月份国内还是谈阳色变。我火速买了药品、体温计,及干粮,接下来的日子就不打算出门了。我看到一些报道,大多数人都会有高烧症状,于是乎我开始等发烧,但是等了两天,我最高体温只有37.5度。但是咳嗽却异常严重,庆幸是我在当地买到了京都念慈菴,我往年只要咳嗽就会吃这个药。五天咳嗽比较厉害的日子里,我只服用了两种药,念慈菴及有位朋友在我出发前塞给我的力度伸VC咀嚼片。此外也有全身酸痛的症状。我坚持每天喝很多水,1500毫升的瓶装水,一天至少6瓶。五天后,咳嗽及全身酸痛的症状逐渐减轻,我开始正常工作,并跟着KEEP帕梅拉锻炼身体。

With my trip home disrupted, I began to gather my thoughts on what to do next to quickly deal with the impending Omicron symptoms and began planning the rest of my trip. With a throat so hoarse that I couldn't speak right away, I called my boss first and reported that I couldn't go home today, with a positive red code. My boss reassured me not to be nervous and sent me a list of medications for fever and cough, as well as a history of previous new coronary disease required for returners. Next, I called my husband and told him I got covid and couldn't board the plane today. My husband paused for a moment and said you are abroad alone right now, take care of yourself. My husband is usually a man of few words, what he said has made me weep. Now I think about the reason why I was sad at that time, mainly because I was more worried about the upcoming unpredictable symptoms of diseases! I kept telling him not to tell the children about this, and to say that mom's business trip had changed so as not to scare them, after all, most Chinese people are still afraid of getting covid. I quickly bought medicines, thermometers, and food, and I was not going to go out for the next few days. I read some reports that most people have high fever when they get covid, so I started to wait for a fever, but after waiting for two days, my highest temperature was only 99 °F. But the cough was unusually bad. Thankfully, I got something throat medicine, the medicine I used to take whenever I had a cough in past years. During the five days with a bad cough, I took only two medications, the throat medicine and a strong VC chewable tablet that a friend slipped to me before I left China. I also had general body aches and pains. I insisted on drinking a lot of water every day. I drank at least 6 bottles water a day(1500ml per bottle). After five days, the cough and general body aches gradually subsided and I started to work normally and exercise with Pamela on Keep app.

 这次奥密克戎疾病,于我,虽然经历了病痛,但是这远不及超大的精神压力,这个精神压力一是担心把疾病传染给别人,二是对这个疾病本身的畏惧。当时我甚至不知道该如何处理买给家人和朋友的礼物,怕把病毒通过礼物过给别人,那我该会多么的愧疚。记得那时,我反复洗了手,戴上口罩,小心翼翼的把礼物用塑料袋封起来,再用酒精棉消毒。总体上来说我并没有出现网络里提到一些重症。最近这几天,我大女儿也阳了,主要症状包括高烧、咳嗽、头痛等。因为我自己阳过,有经验了,没有畏惧,也没有自己阳时的那种慌乱,所以处理起来也非常放松,一家人说说笑笑,大家没有任何压力。在饮食上保证女儿一天四个鸡蛋,500毫升牛奶,红肉三餐加起来200克,蔬菜水果午餐晚餐皆备。虽然孩子胃口不好,但为了提高抵抗力,还是听了妈妈的话坚持吃下去了。孩子生病期间身体比较虚弱,保证充足的睡眠也是必不可少的。目前大女儿虽然还是中队长,咳嗽比较频繁,但是烧已经退了,人也逐渐精神起来。

Although I experienced the painfulness of disease this time, but this is far less than the mega mental stress. This mental stress is the fear of transmitting the disease to others, and the fear of the disease itself. At the time, I didn't even know how to handle the souvenirs I bought for family and friends for fear of passing the virus on to others through the souvenirs, and I would be very guilty then. I remember washing my hands repeatedly, putting on a mask, carefully sealing the souvenirs in plastic bags, and disinfecting them with alcohol wipes. Overall I did not have some of the serious illnesses mentioned on the internet. In the last few days, my eldest daughter also got covid, the main symptoms include high fever, cough, headache, etc.. I had experienced it myself, so I didn't feel intimidated and didn't have the panic I had when I had it myself, so I was very relaxed and the family laughed and talked without any stress. In terms of diet, I made sure that my daughter had four eggs a day, 500ml of milk, 200 grams of red meat for three meals combined, and vegetables and fruits for lunch and dinner. Although the child had a poor appetite, she listened to me and kept on eating in order to improve her resistance. The child's body is weak during the illness, so it is also essential to ensure sufficient sleep. At present, although my eldest daughter is still has a frequent cough, her fever has gone down and she is gradually becoming more energetic.

奥密克戎目前在中国传播速度惊人,各省市先后会达到峰值,据预测2023年1月18日会降到谷底。亲爱的同事们,如果您本人或者家人在本轮疫情中不幸被感染,请不要紧张,保证每天充足的营养及睡眠,必要时及时就医。也希望我简单的分享对您及家人有些许的帮助。

Omicron is currently spreading at an alarming rate in China and will peak in various provinces and cities one after another, and is predicted to bottom out on January 18, 2023. Dear colleagues, if you or your family members are unfortunately infected in this round of outbreak, please do not be nervous, ensure sufficient nutrition and sleep every day, and seek medical attention if necessary. I also hope that my sharing will be of some help to you and your family.

 你安好,我无恙,愿所有人安康!2023年马上就要到了,非常期待在公司二十周年的年会上和大家相聚!

The year 2023 will soon be here, and I am looking forward to meeting you all at the company's 20th anniversary annual meeting!