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Explain her cooked food won't spread corona. Make her understand and accept the situation. Avoid giving updates of corona virus often. Support  and make her occupied with daily household work, walking, deep breathing, meditation, reading books,listening music. Just update positive information abt the covid_ 19.

I truly appreciate your concern for your mother and your willingness to help her. Letting your mother know that you are in this together with her ( dealing with the present COVID - 19 situation, following the guidelines and necessary precautions ) will be reassuring for her. It will help her know that you are not being judgmental about her and treating her concerns as exaggerated or out of place. This itself will help reduce her anxiety and regain her calm and composure. Once she is reassured that her concerns are genuine and natural, she will be more willing to listen to your requests regarding eating healthier and meeting people while following the necessary precautions. Have faith and be patient and consistent in your efforts. With your goodwill and honorable intentions, this challenge can be resolved. Take care.

Hello Practo user You could try explaining it to your mother that while maintaining social distance and taking precautions against COVID-19 , proper intake of food will help her body healthy and enhance her immunity. She wouldn't want to risk her health or anybody else's at home. You can encourage her to get in touch with people over video calling or voice calling so that the physical distance is maintained but she can remain in her social circles, be it family or friends. If the problem persists, I would suggest you to consult a clinical psychologist.

Covid 19 is very stressful and developed a lot of anxiety in all of us. You can help her with counselling sessions. Her anxiety will come down if she talks to a professional.

Thankyou for Sharing I appreciate that your approaching guidance from Professionals, what your mother is going through is quite natural due to extraordinary situation in our country and believe that she is not the one who is going through this there are so many peoples, make her understand that people are getting recovered by covid-19 more than people are dying with it, Try to divert her attention into Positivity,if needed take help from spirituality so that accept will be little easier for her, if still you find difficult to deal than I suggest you to consult with Psychologist to help her best.

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