Emirates Volleyball Federation Vice President Abdulaziz Al-Salman revealed that the psychological factor was his strongest weapon in the victory over the Corona virus, which he contracted during the fourth day of the holy month of Ramadan, and recovered from it by the middle of this week, and said that fear of the unknown almost killed him psychologically more than the virus .
Al-Salman, who was lying in bed in the hospital, "Med Clinic, Park View", told "Emirates Today" that the first days were the most difficult because of his fear, especially in light of the spread of wrong information and videos, and terrifying numbers of injuries, and death as a result, and that all of that He focused his attention on negative news.
He indicated that the beginning of his victory over the disease was when he received psychological support from his treating physician, the Sudanese doctor Nada, who works at "Med Clinic Park View". He said: "I arrived in the tenth day on the hospital treatment trip, and I was taking treatment, and examinations are given to me every 12 hours, but symptoms were still present, and my feelings of anxiety were increasing, especially fear of the unknown."
The Vice President of Volleyball Federation continued: "On that day the doctor informed of the state of anxiety that I have, and her response to me was that she would not let anything happen to me, and she was confident of that, and she told me that she believed in this provided that I remove negative thoughts from my head, and put positive thoughts And the fact was that he was speaking at an important time, because all that was going on in my head was that these are my last days in my life. "
He added: "From that moment, I started talking to my inner mind, and that I would win this disease, after only 24 hours the situation changed with the grace and grace of God, the fever and throat pain disappeared, and they lifted my respiratory system, and with the passage of days I started to gradually recover." He said: Psychological weapon is very important in the journey to defeat Corona.
Abdulaziz Al-Salman confirmed that corona’s disease has changed a lot in his life, and he explained: “I got an invaluable lesson. God has written for me a new life, and I have to use it better than before, certainly a difficult experience, but it has positive factors, that changed my view of life in a way Kamel, I thanked God that he put me in this experience, so that I could know the blessing of health that I was in, and I did not thank God for it, as a shortcoming from me. "
He expressed his thanks and appreciation for the wise leadership, and to all health sector workers who care for patient care, pointing out at the same time that all the injured receive medical care at the highest level, and there is no distinction between a citizen or an expatriate, and he also thanked everyone who communicated with him During his illness, they provided him with psychological and moral support.
On his advice to the negligent and non-abiding by the health directives, he said: "In the beginning, I hope that no one will get this disease, and everyone should know that your situation at home guarantees you safety, because the experience of corona infection is difficult in itself and prevention is better than treatment."