COVID 19 an mental health

THE LAST 4 MONTHS HAVE BEENTOUGH... A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVETRIED TO MAKE THE BESTOF THIS NEW NORMAL, BUT IT'S NOTTHAT EASYFOR MANY OTHERS...AND WITH NO END IN SIGHT TO THISPANDEMIC,COUNCELORS ARE TRYING TO HELPPEOPLELEARN TO FIND A LEVEL OF WELLBEING... RICK MCMULLAN IS A COUNCELORWITHREGION 8 MENTAL HEALTHSERVICES...AND HE HAS BEEN HELPING PEOPLECOPEWITH THE PANDEMIC...OFTEN THAT STARTS WITH THOSE WHOFIND OUT THEY HAVE THE VIRUS...THERE'S GOING TO BE OF COURSE A,AN INCREASE IN ANXIETY LEVEL.UM, THERE'S GOING TO BE UH,PERHAPSUH, DISBELIEF OR SHOCK, OFCOURSE.

UM...CERTAINLY THERE UMOFTEN IS GOING TO BEDEPRESSION THAT MAY FOLLOW THATANXIETYMCMULLAN SAYS THERE IS ALSOANOTHEREMOTION AT THE FOREFRONT FORSOMEPEOPLE HE SEES...AND THAT'SFEAR...THE UH, CONTAIGOUSNESS OF THISPARTICULAR UM CORONAVIRUS UM,IS, IS...UNIQUE, ANDNEW.

AND SO THERE IS SO MUCHTHAT'S NOT KNOWNAND THE UNKNOWN IS CREATINGANXIETYAROUND EVEN WEARING A MASK TOKEEP THEM,AND OTHERS SAFE...THEY MAY UH, PERCIEVE THAT ASSOMEONE TRYING TO CONTROL THEM,AS AN OUTSIDE FORCE AGAINSTTHEIR WILLAND EVEN WITH THE VIRUSSPREADING...MAKING PEOPLE SICK,ANDTAKING LIVES...MCMULLAN SAYSSOME BELIEVE THIS IS ALL AHOAX...SOME PEOPLE ARE USING THAT AS ADEFENSE MECHANISM TO UH, TOAVOID UH, COPING WITH THEREALITY OF WHAT'S GOING ON RICKSAYS THIS ALL SHOWS HOWIMPORTANTIT IS TO MANAGE YOUR STRESSLEVELS DURINGTHIS PANDEMIC...NOT JUST FOR YOUR OWN WELLBEING...BUTFOR YOUR FAMILY TOO...BE MORE RESILLIANT, AND MORE UM,MORE STEADY ANDGROUNDED FOR YOUR CHILDREN HESAYS REASSURE THEM THEY ARE SAFEAND LOVED...THOSE SAME TIPS APPLY TO THOSEWHO ARETEACHERS, COACHES, AND ROLEMODELS... AND IF YOU ARE ANXIOUSABOUT THE TIMES WE'RELIVING THROUGH...MCMULLAN, SAYSTHINK ABOUT A STRESS MANAGEMENTROUTINE... IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDSHELP... YOU CAN CALL ONE OF THENUMBERS ON YOUR SCREENMCMULLAN SAYS PEOPLE ARERECIVINGCOUNSELING THROUGH REGION 8MENTAL HEALTHSERVICES WITH A COUPLE OFOPTIONS...TRADITIONAL IN PERSONSESSIONS, ASWELL AS THROUGH TELE-HEALTH...TROY JOHNSON...16 WAPT NEWS AT10... AT LEAST THREE ELECTED OFFICIALSARE IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT WITHCOMP