In time of COVID-19 by Liquan Zheng

It’s natural for us as humans to develop negative emotions during isolation, especially in a time of distress like the one we are experiencing right now. That’s why one should pay extra attention to one’s mental health before a disruption becomes severe, or worse, irreversible–In early stages of various mental illness, most patients report slight symptoms that quickly got out of their control. To prevent such mishaps from happening, we must give us times everyday for self-reflection: How is my mood? Did I feel any negative emotions? If yes, why?If you are diagnosed with certain illness, the method of coping is also very important:some chooses to find comfort through family bonding, some seeks comfort in spiritual enrichment like reading, some turns to less healthy ways: substance abuse, self-harm, Binge…choosing the wrong coping mechanism can feed the growth of a downward spiral. Even though the lockdown order limited our options of seeking help, nevertheless many online service and telephone service are still available to everyone–I want to use my short film to remind people of that.

The Above video is one of the entries from “In Time of COVID19 Video & Essay Contest”

We believe that the pandemic has generated a treasure trove of interesting stories, valuable and relevant contents about humanity in all its spectrums. Stories about generosity, heroism, kindness and outstanding services to fellow human beings on the other.

Ding Ding TV (Silicon Valley Innovation Channel and Voice of Asian Americans) , CLUSA  together with 16 partners presented “In Time of COVID19 Video & Essay Contest” bringing these stories to our community and simultaneously acknowledge and honor their creators.

The contestant should read and follow the Contest Rulers published on May 10th 2020 from following link:

http://www.dingdingtv.com/?p=57035 

The contestant acknowledge Rule 5, 6

5)    If background music and other visual, verbal and sound (reference) material are used from internet, the contestant must possess copyrights or have explicit permission to use such  material(s).

6)    By entering this contest, the contestants will have given DingDingTV and Contest Partners explicit permission to distribute the video widely on media channels, the internet and social media sites such as Youtube, Facebook, WhatApp, WeChat, twitter….etc.