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Originally Posted by bizi
@ FluffyDinosaur
please just try to take it easy on yourself. Distractions can help with over whelming things.I don't watch the news, read escapism books or look thru magazines, jig saw puzzle any thing that you can think of to make it thru the day. remember one day at a time....
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Thank you, I think you're right. I definitely haven't watched the news in a long time (even before covid) because it gets me in such a negative mind set. Given how prone I am to rumination, the news just isn't healthy for me.
I'm finding it hard to keep myself distracted with books and movies and such because for some reason, the tiniest thing seems to somehow remind me of the whole ordeal again and sets off the anxiety. People keep saying things that remind me, I keep seeing things that remind me, etc. The best distraction I can think of right now is work and sports, but I still just get really emotional at random moments.
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Originally Posted by BethRags
I agree. I, too, think it's inhumane. Since March, I've had to do telehealth with both my pdoc and therapist. I'm doing the telehealth, but it is certainly far from ideal. The message to me is (as usual) mental health isn't really a serious problem.
I can think of some ways that therapy in person could be done while keeping both therapist and client safe, but it would take an investment of time and money.
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Yes, I agree, it totally feels like it's seen as not such a big deal. I tried to talk to them about alternatives, to see if we could come to some kind of compromise, but the people who had a say about the covid policy wouldn't even get back to me...