I'm tired!
tight!
tough!
"May's disease" by releasing the remote !? April 19, 19:05
The new fiscal year has started.
In this spring, which is the third year of the corona disaster, there are many places where remote work and classes are switched face-to-face at work and university, and everyday life is gradually returning.
This season is exciting with expectations for new encounters and stimuli.
But if you look at SNS ...
"Face-to-face"
"I'm worried about my eyes and voice"
Why are these voices rising?
According to the interview, it seems that "May's disease" has already appeared even though it is April.
(Good morning Japan Takatoshi Murakami Network News Department Ari Suzuki Chiu Hirooka)
Face-to-face class resumes Behind the welcome voice ...
Most of the people who posted "hard" and "tight" on SNS were like students.
Are the students feeling stressed face-to-face?
I (Murakami), who was curious, contacted a junior member of the university circle at my alma mater.
At university, 90% of the classes have returned to face-to-face from this year, and one week has passed.
First of all, a new second grader who became the representative of the circle.
New 2nd grade
I feel that new connections between students will be created.
It's better to have face-to-face club activities, and I can make jokes and laugh.
We welcomed the resumption of face-to-face classes.
However, when I asked the new third grader of the former representative ...
Murakami-san, a new third-year student
, may have May disease.
What's happening?
I immediately went to my alma mater.
Mr. Takaki Mizuno, a new third-year student, heard the story.
By the time I entered the school, the infection with the new coronavirus had already spread and the entrance ceremony was cancelled.
In the 1st and 2nd grades, all classes taken are online except for physical education classes.
I received it at home.
Regarding the resumption of face-to-face classes, Mr. Mizuno said, "I was looking forward to living the student life I had originally envisioned, and I was really happy to meet my friends for the first time in months."
From Monday to Friday, April 11th, I went to college every day, took classes alongside my friends, and worked hard on club activities.
However, he says that he lost motivation from the morning on that weekend.
Takaki Mizuno
I tried to study from the morning on Saturday, but I couldn't handle it.
I went for a walk to change my mood, but it didn't work.
I didn't feel well on Sunday, so I could only eat and sleep.
It is said that the tiredness that I had never imagined came out.
Takaki Mizuno
Of course, when I was in elementary, junior high, and high school, I was taking classes face-to-face, so I thought I could easily return to face-to-face classes.
However, I feel that everyone was unconsciously caring while taking classes at the same place.
Face-to-face lessons are more tiring than taking lessons in a private space.
Since I am from a rural area, I also experienced a crowded train in Tokyo for the first time.
It will take about a month to get used to it.
Mr. Mizuno seemed to feel burdened by the fact that online lessons, which can be fast-forwarded and can be re-listened many times, have become commonplace, and he cannot regain the sense of face-to-face lessons.
Get closer to online
Some teachers, such as Mr. Mizuno, have tried unique face-to-face lessons in an attempt to ease the burden on students as much as possible.
I am Associate Professor Ogawa Ogawa of Hyogo University of Teacher Education.
I don't want to lose the concentration of the students even if they meet each other, so I will give the lesson faster than usual and repeat the main point twice, referring to the voice that the students are listening to the video at 1.3 times speed. I was conscious.
Associate Professor Ogawa Ogawa, Graduate School of Hyogo University of Teacher Education
I also speak fast and with high tension, so the students also concentrate.
I would like to continue in future face-to-face classes.
The university side also takes measures that are close to the students
How does the university perceive students who complain of anxiety about face-to-face classes?
We asked Professor Mie Kono of the Shimane University Health Care Center about the current situation.
At Shimane University, "speaking in public" and "meeting friends" disturb the rhythm of life, and some students find it difficult to meet each other.
It is said that some students even feel uneasy about whether they can continue their student life.
Therefore, I interviewed the student who consulted with me, and if it was judged that consideration was necessary, the faculty member decided to hold an online class as well.
It means that we have already received consultations from multiple students and responded.
Professor Mie Kono, Shimane University
It is important to continue face-to-face while staying online, rather than choosing between face-to-face and online.
We will respond properly, so please consult with students who find it difficult or uneasy to meet.
When I came to work after a long time ...
Students are not the only ones complaining about physical and mental disorders in the new year.
Occupational physicians who take health counseling for workers are worried that the number of working people who are stressed due to factors different from the usual year is increasing.
Takeyuki Takegami, Occupational Physician, Japan Stress Check Association
Some people may change their minds when they come to work for the first time in a long time, while others may be enthusiastic about working hard as a team. Hmm.
As the movement of “Back to Office” switching from remote work to work spreads and a new life begins again, people with too high expectations tend to get tired and need to be careful about symptoms like May disease. ..
It seems that there are cases where you feel stress that you did not have before.
The man in his 40s interviewed by Mr. Takegami seems to have seen a slightly different view of the workplace when he came to work for the first time in a long time after working from home.
Every time I saw colleagues around him speak privately or smoke, he seemed sloppy, and I was frustrated that I was doing my best. It is said that it was.
The cause was that while I was working from home, I became accustomed to working intensively in an environment where there were no people around me, and I felt a gap in the changes in the environment.
Don't get caught up in the name "May's disease"
Not only new students and new members of society, but also many people have started a new life, and the lifestyle that has been completely established by Corona is changing this spring.
For this reason, some doctors warn that the symptoms of "May's disease," which increases after the Golden Week holidays, are beginning to appear earlier than usual.
Dr. Kanata Tanaka, Tokyo TMS Clinic
One of the major causes of May disease is changes in the environment.
You use your physical strength to walk the way to the office after a long absence and to have a little conversation with someone.
I have the impression that many people are experiencing symptoms such as May's disease from this time (mid-April), as physical and mental disorders may occur due to changes in their lives.
Is there a sign of May disease?
Mr. Tanaka says that people with symptoms such as "I'm tired of getting up in the morning" or "I'm somehow frustrated recently" should try to prevent it and consult a doctor if necessary.
“This is a matter of early action”
We asked Mr. Tanaka to teach us three measures that we can take to prevent this.
Point 1 It is said that the time you wake up in the morning is constant and that the
human body clock can only be adjusted for one hour a day.
Even if you want to relax in the morning, wake up at the same time as weekdays as much as possible, or even if you wake up late, keep the difference by about 1 hour so that the rhythm of your life will not be disrupted.
Point 2
It is also recommended to take a nap for 15 minutes and close your eyes for about 15 minutes.
Even if you take a nap, you don't necessarily have to sleep, and you can rest your brain just by closing your eyes.
However, you should be careful because a long and deep sleep may cause your head to become dull.
Point 3 A little exercise in the evening You can do a little exercise
by stretching your back while sitting on a chair, or by going upstairs on the stairs when you go to the bathroom.
Human body temperature tends to rise in the morning and evening.
By raising the body temperature by exercising in the evening, it seems that the body temperature tends to drop when sleeping at night, and the effect of improving the quality of sleep can be expected.
Mr. Tanaka gave me this kind of advice at the end.
Dr. Souta Tanaka, Tokyo TMS Clinic
Even though Japanese people have a serious personality and intend to do it with 80% power, there are times when their power is overwhelmed and they are doing their best at 120%.
Especially when the environment changes drastically, please do not try too hard for about 3 weeks.
Don't try too hard now
A junior who was a little regretted that he was only online and did not fully enjoy his student life.
It was impressive that the freshmen I met in the club activities said that they were envious of being able to lead a face-to-face student life from the beginning.
The third spring of the Corona disaster is the first new year in which various restrictions that have been used up to now have eased a little.
Not only new students and new employees, but everyone, aren't you trying too hard this spring?
I also wanted to enjoy my days so that I wouldn't run out of breath.