Let’s face it, the pandemic is a full blitz to our senses. You can’t escape it, and as people with anxiety we are particularly vulnerable to the crushing tide of negativity. My company is closed, we are all working from home. Restaurants are take out or delivery only, assembly of 25 or more people are no longer okay. We are under a state and national emergency and every piece of media you look at is CORONA. Ya even this blog….

I found a decent article here on how to protect your mental health. It reinforces a lot of what many bloggers have been talking about over the last few weeks. Redundant? Yes but it’s worth repeating because becoming overwhelmed in this environment is highly likely.

From the article: “A lot of anxiety is rooted in worrying about the unknown and waiting for something to happen – corona virus is that on a macro scale,” agrees Rosie Weatherley, spokesperson for mental health charity Mind.

Wow that’s like pointing to a clear sky and saying “it’s blue”. Sarcasm aside these are dangerous times for those of us with anxiety issues. The article nails on the head how to fight back against this onslaught. It’s one of the hardest things to do of course and that is turn your screens off. If you stop consuming the fear, the fear can’t take hold of you.

Now that’s easier said than done, with all the state and federal responses across the world you do have to pay attention to the news to understand what the rules are now. That doesn’t mean that you have to be glued to the screen. I understand some of us, due to our anxiety feel compelled to learn everything we can, almost manically tracking down every piece of information possible to shield ourselves from the negative impact of the illness.

This disease will pass. I know we are in the thick of it right now and it’s scary. This is the most reaction I have seen to something like this. I mean we have had bird flu, SARS, on and on. This one feels different, mainly because government is reacting severely by limiting liberties of its citizens in an effort to prevent spread. I do understand why they are doing it, but I am unhappy when government interjects into my life, but I digress.

This will pass, hang in there, wash your hands regularly and just use common sense when dealing with people. If someone is sick, be smart about it move away from them. You’ll make it just don’t get overwhelmed and SHUT THE SCREEN OFF.

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