Usman, it's completely understandable to feel a deep fear and suffocation when loadshedding plunges your home into darkness. Many people experience similar feelings, and this page will help you understand why this happens and give you practical ways to manage it.
Jab bhi loadshedding hoti hai aur ghar mein andhera ho jata hai, aapka dil ghabraana, saans mein rukawat mehsoos hona, aur ghutan ka ehsaas bahut aam hai. Yeh hamare jism ka ek qudrati response hai jab hum kisi aisi situation mein hote hain jahan humein control kam mehsoos hota hai ya koi khatra lagta hai. Andhera aur band jagah ka ehsaas hamare dimaag ko pareshan kar sakta hai, aur yeh ghabrahat ya panic attack ki shakal le sakta hai, jaisa ki aapne mehsoos kiya hai. Aap akele nahin hain jo aisa mehsoos karte hain.
Jab aapko achanak saans rukne ka ehsaas ho aur darr lage, toh sabse pehle apni saans par dhyan dein. Aram se gehre saans lein aur chhodein. Apni naak se chaar tak ginte hue saans andar kheenchein, phir chaar tak ginte hue saans ko rok lein, aur phir chhe tak ginte hue munh se aahista aahista saans ko bahar nikal dein. Yeh tareeqa aapke dil ki dharkan ko normal karne aur jism ko shant karne mein madad karega. Isey do teen baar dohrayein jab tak aapko behtar mehsoos na ho.
Loadshedding se pehle thodi tayyari aapko bahut madad de sakti hai. Hamesha ek charged torch ya rechargeable lamp apne paas rakhein, ya apne phone ki battery charge rakhein. Jab lights chali jaayen, toh foran koi halki roshni ka intezam karein. Aap choti LED lights ya battery se chalne wali roshni bhi istemal kar sakte hain jo bahut zyada garmi nahin deti. Roshni hone se andhere ka darr kam hota hai aur aapko control ka ehsaas hota hai. Ek chota sa fan ya hath wala pankha bhi paas rakhein agar garmi aur ghutan mehsoos ho.
Andhere mein jab aapko ghutan mehsoos ho, toh apne dimaag ko kisi aur cheez mein mashgool karein. Apne mobile par koi halka music sun lein, ya koi podcast. Agar ghar mein koi aur hai, toh unse baat cheet karein, ya apni pasandeeda kitaab ke chand panne parhne ki koshish karein (agar roshni ho). Apne aap ko yaad dilayein ke yeh waqt thodi der ka hai aur guzaj jayega. Apni nazar ko kisi aisi cheez par jamaayein jo aapko sukoon deti ho, jaise koi tasveer ya koi khubsurat cheez.
Pakistan mein aksar log apni andar ki takleef ko dosron se chhupate hain, yeh soch kar ke 'log kya kahenge'. Lekin yeh ehsaas bilkul theek hain aur inhein chhupane ki zaroorat nahin. Agar aap kisi rishtedaar ya dost par bharosa karte hain, toh unse apne ehsasat ke bare mein baat karein. Kabhi kabhi sirf baat karne se hi bojh halka ho jata hai. Agar aapko baat karna mushkil lagta hai, toh yeh janiye ke aap akele nahin hain, aur bahut se log is mushkil se guzarte hain. Khud par narmi rakhein.
Yeh choti choti koshishein aapko har baar loadshedding ke dauraan behtar mehsoos karne mein madad karengi. Har baar jab aap in tareeqon ko azmaate hain, aap apne dimaag ko yeh sikhate hain ke aap is situation ko control kar sakte hain. Agli baar jab lights jayen, in tareeqon ko yaad rakhiyega aur in par amal karne ki koshish karein.
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