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Managing Anxiety During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Posted by on Mar 23, 2020 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Last night my son came into my room at 2:00am, crying because he had what he described as “a horrible headache.” During any other time in his life, I would have calmly given him a hug and some Children’s Advil and sent him back to bed. Last night I had a different reaction. Instead of feeling compassion, I felt fear. Should I hug him? Why was he crying from a headache? Were headaches a sign of the virus? Did he have it? Would I get it? Then what? My mind was speeding off on the negative thought train. This is what the mind does, and during uncertain and unsettling times like this pandemic, it takes more effort than usual to keep it in check. Increased...

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