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Dr Braccio Discusses with Dave Akerly of 1320 AM DEVELOPING RESILIENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 9-15-20

DEVELOPING RESILIENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. More and more people are reporting anxiety, depression, even suicide, substance abuse, family conflicts, work-related problems, and obsessive-compulsive behavior resulting as the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic extends over more and more time. It is critical during this ongoing crisis to not let it wear down your resiliency like a battery gradually going dead. This is when people develop what can often be severe mental health conditions as well as substance abuse. What persons need to do is get enough sleep, be hydrated, exercise, focus on what is positive in their lives, further develop spiritual and/or moral purpose in their lives, finding a new normal and enjoyment in it, seek out professional help as needed, think positively and kick out negative thoughts, continue social interactions with friends and family, be tolerant in the home and in other social settings, develop more in-home hobbies and/or educational options, and recognize the pandemic will end and you want to come out of it as mentally and physically healthy as possible. It will occur if you follow some of these suggestions as well as others you find to specifically be helpful for you.

Apr 7, 2020 braccioj Blog, Podcasts coronavirus, Family, patience

KEEPING YOUR SANITY AND PATIENCE DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IN YOUR HOME/APARTMENT

1.Work on tolerance and patience for those around you. 2.Begin learning a new language or skill set. 3.Further develop your spiritual/moral self. 4.Watch movies,youtube and TV programs that bring you joy and satisfaction. 5.Start a journal to leave a permanent record of what you were doing and thinking during the CORONAVIRUS CRISIS. 6.Learn the rules to games you may want to learn that you never learned. 7.Listen to music that is both uplifting and enjoyable. 8.Calm yourself with some combination of meditation,self-hypnosis,relaxation,deep breathing,yoga and pilates. 9.Call family and friends,old and new,to be uplifting for you and them. 10.Moderately play computer and non-computer games. 11.Use the internet to find things of interest to help with potential boredom. 12.Read that book you were going to read or reread right now. 13.Family projects. 14.Do whatever is helpful to you during this difficult period.

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Mar 26, 2020 braccioj Blog, Podcasts coronavirus, domestic abuse, spousal abuse

PROBLEMS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE HOME DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

We have learned in times of crisis that spousal abuse,child abuse,drug abuse and suicide will rise. Family members need to understand these potential problem areas and work as a team to overcome them. Tolerance;understanding and planning are critical.by spouses as a crucial starting point so both of them and by extension their children can live with peace and loving security in difficult times like we are in now. Single parents have the great burden of keeping themselves in good mental health in order to help their children best adapt to a time they may be in fear,not in school and away from many of their friends and even family members. At a general helpful level,all of us can try to be kind and do acts of kindness for those we know are having a hard time. From a positive perspective,,this period of family members being together for extended periods of time can lead to bonding they have not experienced recently or maybe never.

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Mar 17, 2020 braccioj Blog, Podcasts coping, coronavirus

INOCULATE YOURSELF FROM “EMOTIONALLY CONTAGIOUS VIRUSES

As those of us in the United States and around the world are fighting against the highly contagious Coronavirus, we also need to take safety measures to protect ourselves from “emotionally contagious viruses”. From our earliest days of life we have been impacted strongly by the people and circumstances of our environment. We in effect all receive and give emotions by simply living our lives and interacting with others. The power of modeling is so underestimated for the power it has over all of us to various degrees all our lives. Social media has added a whole new dimension to picking up and giving strong emotions to others. We actually learn from observing others how to behave. Like the old adage, WHEN IN ROME DO AS THE ROMANS DO. This can be positive or negative. Anger is an emotion heavily influenced by observing other persons and learning that it can be effective at least in the short run. Expressing love and affection are further examples of what others have modeled and we learned to understand and effectively express. It is evident we tend to be happy and more satisfied when around positive persons as compared to when we are with negative and sad persons. The key to not getting an “emotionally contagious virus” is to be as positive as we can be and stay away from persons who are negative and toxic to our happiness. The more we can be content with who we are will positively impact on our ability to not be impacted negatively by those who are negative and destructive to us emotionally.

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