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  #COVID-19 #PodCast #Anxiety #Therapy #Triple5LightTherapy.com Is COVID-19 impacting your emotional health? You’re not alone. In this episode of The Psych Central Podcast, Dr. Jasleen Chhatwal discusses how anxiety is on the rise for people with and without anxiety disorders during the pandemic, and she shares tips on how to cope. Hosted by Gabe Howard. Listen below or on your favorite podcast platform. Listen and subscribe: About the guest:  Jasleen Chhatwal, MD, is Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Mood Disorders Program at Sierra Tucson, a premier residential behavioral health treatment center. Dr. Chhatwal also serves as an assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Board-certified in Psychiatry and Integrative Medicine, she is well versed in psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychopharmacology, neuromodulation including ECT and rTMS, and various emerging modalities. Dr. Chhatwal is active in the mental health community,

  #Hoarding #PanicBuying #COVID-19 #Anxiety #Emotions #Therapy #Triple5LightTherapy.com By   John M. Grohol, Psy.D. There’s a very good article by Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.  Why Are People Hoarding Toilet Paper?  that dives into the psychology of this behavior. It’s a good question because what we’re seeing are American consumers acting in a seemingly irrational manner in reaction to the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Panic  buying  is what people do when faced with an imminent disaster, whether it be natural — such as a hurricane or snowstorm — or something else, like the spread of a virus for which there is no effective treatment or vaccine. And while it seems irrational on the surface, it actually has a rational basis. I think one of the reasons panic buying seems to make less sense to some during  this  pandemic is the fact that it’s likely to not just last a few days or weeks, but months to come. There’s little chance most people can stock up on enough food to feed an entir

When  anxiety  hits, it can make you feel disoriented as though everything is spinning out of control. You might feel immobilized, not sure where to turn – or engage in acts that you think will reduce the sense of confusion, but they only end up making things worse. People may tell you to “stay grounded,” but what does it mean to be grounded? I see it as being aware of your body and present in your surroundings. But how can you get there when your mind has whipped you up in a state for anxiety and confusion? I have written a lot about the impact of  attention  on our experience. Our focus has a significant effect on our thoughts and feelings. Controlling our attention plays a crucial role in  managing social anxiety  and  dealing with unwanted attention from others . You can also use your attention to deal with anxiety and calm yourself down. Remembering that you have control over where you put your attention is key to managing your anxiety. How do you come back to your sens

#Anxiety #DefenseMechanisms We all have thoughts, feelings, impulses, and memories that can be difficult to deal with. In some cases, people deal with such feelings by utilizing what is known as defense mechanisms.  These defense mechanisms are unconscious psychological responses that protect people from feelings of anxiety, threats to self-esteem, and things that they don't want to think about or deal with. The term got its start in psychoanalytic therapy, but it has slowly worked its way into the parlance of everyday language. Think of the last time you referred to someone as being "in denial" or accused someone of "rationalizing." Both of these examples refer to a type of defense mechanism. So What Exactly Is a Defense Mechanism? Most notably used by  Sigmund Freud  in his psychoanalytic theory, a defense mechanism is a tactic developed by the ego to protect against anxiety. 2  Defense mechanisms are thought to safeguard the mind