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Flatten the Fear with Facts: What is an Appropriate Level of COVID-19 Worry and the Steps You Can Take to Reduce Anxiety
I recently had a Zoom call with a patient who leaves deliveries on her porch for a week and then disinfects the packages before opening them. Another patient shared how upon returning home she removes all her clothes in the garage, sprays her body with rubbing alcohol, and immediately showers.
The Matrix is Already Here: Social media Promised to Connect us, but Left us Isolated, Scared and Tribal
About a year ago I began to follow my interest in health and fitness on Instagram. Soon I began to see more and more fitness-related accounts, groups, posts and ads.
Planning for Success in the Pandemic Version of the Holidays
2020 has been a difficult year for everyone, especially those who are prone to anxiety and depression. The social isolation, uncertainty about employment, income, health and the health of Covid vulnerable people you love has posed a unique challenge for us all.
COVID Stress Syndrome: 5 Ways the Pandemic is Affecting Mental Health
In addition to its staggering impact on physical well-being and mortality, COVID-19 is also taking an unprecedented toll on our mental health.
3 Ways to Help Kids Manage Emotions During Covid
The virus has upended the world as we know it, and kids are struggling. Kids were not meant to live this way. None of us were meant to live this way, but as a child therapist, I have a specia
3 Ways to Help Kids Manage Emotions During Covid
The virus has upended the world as we know it, and kids are struggling. Kids were not meant to live this way. None of us were meant to live this way, but as a child therapist, I have a specia
Top Ten COVID-19 Anxiety Reduction Strategies
During this time of national crisis, we must manage two things simultaneously: 1) Protect ourselves from the Coronavirus
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.