Coping During the Pandemic
| How are you doing? After almost a year with a pandemic, many people are experiencing a new type of stress. Covid Malaise Syndrome, Coronavirus Burnout, and Quarantine Fatigue are some of the names for the experience we may be sharing. Anxiety, irritation, lack of motivation, sleep challenges, appetite changes, headaches, sadness, depression – these are all symptoms that may be part our shared new experience. Watch for some of our Our Coping Stories. How are the therapists and board members at Fran’s Place dealing with the current situation? Some of our stories may feel similar, and some may surprise you! Meanwhile, here are some resources we’ve gathered that may be helpful to you: |
- Coping with Coronavirus (Harvard Medical School)
- Coronavirus Corner – Helpful Expert Tips and Resources to Manage Anxiety (Big list of links from the ADAA – Anxiety and Depression Association of America)
- How to Ease Children’s Anxiety about Covid-19 (NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Coping with Stress (CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Covid-19 and Your Mental Health (Mayo Clinic)
- How to Deal with Coronavirus Burnout and Pandemic Fatigue (Johns Hopkins Medicine)
- Guided Meditations (UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center)
- Resilience Skills in a Time of Uncertainty – Free Course (U of Penn, Positive Psychology Center)
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