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Dealing with CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY (COVID-19)

CoronaVirus (COVID-19) & Anxiety; How we can manage our anxieties during this global pandemic? Many of you have reached out about this, sharing how you are feeling super stressed out, constantly on edge, or even hypervigilant. First I want to let you know that all of these feelings are completely normal and are warranted responses to all of the threats we hear each and every day via the news and social media. Our nervous system is always assessing our environment for safety and/or danger. If it senses a threat to our safety it will help us focus on it so we can be ready to take action against the threat if needed. Really this helps keep us alive. If we are always on the lookout for something or someone who could harm us, then we are prepared to act when the threat becomes imminent.Dr. Porges study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1868418/UNICEF Links https://www.unicef.org/stories/novel-coronavirus-outbreak-what-parents-should-know https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html1. Wash your hands frequently – including every time you enter the home or office, after shaking hands with other people, after you cough or sneeze, and before you eat – using soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub 2. Cover your mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue when coughing or sneezing, dispose of used tissue immediately, and wash your hands 3. Avoid close contact with anyone who has cold or flu-like symptoms; and 4. Seek medical care early if you or your child has a fever, cough or difficulty breathing.I’m Kati Morton, a licensed therapist making Mental Health videos!JOURNALING CLUB Every Tuesday & Friday I post a journal prompt to help keep you motivated and working on yourself! https://www.youtube.com/katimorton/joinOrdering my book Are u ok? http://bit.ly/2s0mULyMy Amazon Suggestions: https://www.amazon.com/shop/katimortonONLINE THERAPY I do not currently offer online therapy, but I have partnered with BetterHelp who can connect you with a licensed, online counselor in your area: https://tryonlinetherapy.com/katimortonPATREON Do you want to help me support the creation of mental health videos? https://www.katimorton.com/kati-morton-patreon/PODCASTS Opinions That Don’t Matter! & Ask Kati Anything! video: youtube.com/c/OpinionsThatDontMatteraudio: https://opinonsthatdontmatter.buzzsprout.com/ https://askkatianything.buzzsprout.com/Help Caption Our Videos http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCzBYOHyEEzlkRdDOSobbpvw&tab=2 BUSINESS EMAIL linnea@toneymedia.comMAIL PO Box #665 1223 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90403PLEASE READ If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call a local emergency telephone number or go immediately to the nearest emergency room.

Do YOU Have GENERALIZED ANXIETY? | Kati Morton

Generalized Anxiety Disorder is when we have excessive worry or anxiety that last for at least 6 months. This anxiety and worry can lead us to feeling restless or on edge, easily fatigued, have difficulty concentrating, irritable, tense muscles, and struggle to get a good night sleep.This anxiety and worry can lead us to feeling restless or on edge, easily fatigued, have difficulty concentrating, irritable, tense muscles, and struggle to get a good night sleep.This anxiety and worry can lead us to feeling restless or on edge, easily fatigued, have difficulty concentrating, irritable, tense muscles, and struggle to get a good night sleep.In adults, this disorder tends to be focused around worry associated with health, finances, and everyday routine life circumstances. In children, this tends to present more as worry about competence (tests and assessments) and the quality of their performance (sports games, musical performances, etc). Although the median age of onset is 30 years old, those who they spoke to stated that they had felt anxious their entire lives.The good news is that there are many treatment options!First is talk therapy and more specifically CBT. This helps us challenge those automatic/faulty thoughts so that we can slowly get back to doing the things we used to do without worry or anxiety. This can take time and lots of therapy homework, but they find CBT to be the best therapy approach.Secondly, medication. I know not everyone is open to trying medication, but they find that CBT with medication gives us the best chance of recovery. Usually, SSRI’s or SNRI’s (otherwise known as anti-depressants) are used first. If those don’t help at certain intense moments, they may prescribe a benzodiazepine to be used only in acute situations due to its habit forming tendencies. So please be careful if you are prescribed these and do not use them every day.Lastly, there are some lifestyle changes you can make. Eating regularly and from a well-balanced diet can help. Also, cutting back on coffee and alcohol can help us sleep more soundly and get rid of any symptoms that may feel like anxiety. Getting exercise and taking time to meditate can help us better manage any of the anxiety symptoms we struggle with.I hope you found this helpful! GAD is very common and something many people struggle with daily. The sooner we get help for this the better, so please share! You never know who it could encourage.I’m Kati Morton, a licensed therapist making Mental Health videos!JOURNALING CLUB! Every Tuesday & Friday I post a journal prompt to help keep you motivated and working on yourself! https://www.youtube.com/katimorton/joinOrdering my book Are u ok? http://bit.ly/2s0mULyONLINE THERAPY I do not currently offer online therapy, but I have partnered with BetterHelp who can connect you with a licensed, online counselor in your area: https://tryonlinetherapy.com/katimortonPATREON Do you want to help me support the creation of mental health videos? https://www.katimorton.com/kati-morton-patreon/Help Caption Our Videos http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCzBYOHyEEzlkRdDOSobbpvw&tab=2CONTACT Business email: linnea@toneymedia.comMAIL PO Box #665 1223 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90403****PLEASE READ**** If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call a local emergency telephone number or go immediately to the nearest emergency room.

Getting Rid of Anxiety & Stress | Kati Morton

JOURNAL CLUB! Every Tuesday & Friday I post a journal prompt to help keep you motivated and working on yourself! JOIN NOW: https://www.youtube.com/katimorton/join Today we are discussing Stress, Anxiety and treatment options. I called on Laura Rhodes-Levin, LMFT and founder of the Missing Peace Center for Anxiety. Together we discuss Anxiety, therapy options like art therapy, massage therapy, alpha-stimulation and neurofeedback. Laura’s clinic: https://missingpeace4anxiety.com/THE TEAM Producer: Sean St-Louis Writer: Kati Morton DP: Nick Davies Editor: Elijah Senn Animator: Jordan ComeauxOrder My Book Today! Are u ok? http://bit.ly/2s0mULyTry​ ​BetterHelp http://tryonlinetherapy.com/katimorton Plans​ ​start​ ​at​ ​$35​ ​a​ ​week​ ​(billed​ ​monthly).​ ​Must​ ​be​ ​18+​ ​to​ ​sign up.PATREON Help us caption & translate this video!https://amara.org/v/o9pw/

Is It Just Stress? Or Something Else? | Ned from The Try Guys & Kati Morton

JOURNAL CLUB! Every Tuesday & Friday I post a journal prompt to help keep you motivated and working on yourself! JOIN NOW: https://www.youtube.com/katimorton/join This series is an educational project sponsored by Google. My guest is Ned Fulmer one of the creators of The Try Guys. Over the past year Ned has gone through many life changes. Buying a new home, renovating it, having a baby and starting a new company. But can stress ever be helpful for us? When does it become a problem? And what are the sings we can look out for? We discuss this and more in today’s interview.The Try Guys Book: https://tryguys.com/pages/try-guys-bookThe Try Guys channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpi8TJfiA4lKGkaXs__YdBATHE TEAM Producer: Sean St-Louis Writer: Kati Morton DP: Nick Davies Editor: Elijah Senn Animator: Jordan ComeauxOrder My Book Today! Are u ok? http://bit.ly/2s0mULyTry​ ​BetterHelp http://tryonlinetherapy.com/katimorton Plans​ ​start​ ​at​ ​$35​ ​a​ ​week​ ​(billed​ ​monthly).​ ​Must​ ​be​ ​18+​ ​to​ ​sign up.PATREON Help us caption & translate this video!https://amara.org/v/o14G/