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Protecting Yourself Against Covid-19 Doesn’t Cause OCD
I was recently interviewed for an article on how the behaviors people use to avoid getting Covid 19 might make OCD worse or cause OCD to develop.
3 Research-based Ways to Cope with the Uncertainties of Pandemic Life
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
How to Deal with Your COVID-19 Stress, Anxiety & OCD
If you engage in some positive distracting activities during this crisis, then the flow of the day will move like a steady stream rather than a slow drip.
For School Professionals – Three Steps to Master Back-to-school COVID-19 Anxiety
Let’s first acknowledge that going back-to-school is harder this year. As you write lesson plans, you’re trying to figure out how to execute them online. As you set up your classroom, you’re dodging the new partitions that have been installed.
Should I Return to the Office? How to Make Confident Decisions in Uncertain Times
My client Tom had been working from home since the pandemic hit in March, but now his boss had set a date for returning to the office, in only three weeks. Tom felt anxious about prolonged exposure to his co-workers, as his partner had an underlying health condition.
Worried About Sending Your Kids Back to School?
Many parents around the country are being faced with deciding whether or not to have their children return to school — whether it be part-time or full-time — for the upcoming school year.
10 Tips to Manage Re-Entry Anxiety Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly and abruptly changed human life in unexpected ways. In the last few months, since the COVID-19 stay at home restrictions came into place, millions of people have been working from home and practicing social distancing.
Flipping the Script: When the Therapist Becomes the Patient
As I was being discharged from the hospital after an 11-day stay, a friend texted me: “The hard part’s over!” In one sense she was correct – I’d completed the antibiotics for COVID, my sepsis was gone, and my pneumonia and kidney function were improving. But that was just the physical battle.
Persistent Trauma of Systemic Racial Inequities and the Perils of COVID-19
Racial and related inequities have immensely traumatized Black and Brown citizens of the United States for centuries.
Coping with Grief During the Pandemic
Grief is a natural multifaceted reaction to loss.
We all have the capacity to adapt to even the most difficult loss.
Recognize that grief contains love; try to let it in and not push it away.
Social Anxiety During COVID-19
In the grocery store, you are told to stand back on the red line. You feel ashamed for not seeing it in the first place.
Hidden Inequalities: COVID-19’s Impact on our Mental Health Workforce
In an already challenged, and often under-resourced mental health care system, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in mental health needs across the globe1,2.