If you are struggling with your anxiety right now, know that you're not alone.
, a thought pattern which involves extremes and polar opposites."The key to overcoming black-and-white thinking is to take note of our fear-induced thoughts and think of alternative positive facts. For instance, if you aren't elderly and don't have an underlying medical condition, the risk of you becoming critically ill from coronavirus is low," said James.
"Discussing the threat of infection with others who are highly anxious can be comforting at first, but can risk escalation of anxiety and fear." Just be mindful of how you're talking about it, and with whom — everyone's dealing with this situation in their own way.It's natural to feel an increased level of anxiety and threat at the moment — but as Allan said, it's important to identify when hyper-vigilance becomes more of a hindrance than a help.
"Helpful worry is an appropriate level of worry, and can drive us to take sensible precautions; unhelpful worry is thinking constantly about the threat and focusing on worst case scenarios to the point that we feel helpless, panicky and unable to act," said Allan.
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