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Posted by Hugh on May 1, 2020, at 13:06:46
Elizabeth Cohen, who has practiced psychology for 15 years with a specialty in anxiety, estimates that 20 percent of her clients have actually seen their symptoms alleviate in recent weeks. Roughly the same portion have seen their symptoms worsen, she says, while the remainder have seen little change.
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Me again. I've felt a lot less motivated for the past six or seven weeks. With social distancing, I thought I'd be doing a lot more reading. But I've been doing a lot less reading and a lot more streaming. But I've felt a lot less restless. I can stay home for days at a time and not experience any cabin fever -- something that wouldn't happen under normal circumstances.
Posted by Lamdage22 on May 1, 2020, at 14:21:44
In reply to Some feeling emotionally better during pandemic, posted by Hugh on May 1, 2020, at 13:06:46
Social anxiety is way down. But I do feel lonely
Posted by Lamdage22 on May 1, 2020, at 15:13:16
In reply to Re: Some feeling emotionally better during pandemic, posted by Lamdage22 on May 1, 2020, at 14:21:44
I guess for people with social anxiety Corona doesn't change as much as it does for your social butterfly extrovert. I am used to loneliness.
Posted by linkadge on May 1, 2020, at 17:42:43
In reply to Some feeling emotionally better during pandemic, posted by Hugh on May 1, 2020, at 13:06:46
I have been feeling better. Not sure why. I mean, I hate my job and it is very stressful. This may have something to do with it.
Linkadge
Posted by NKP on May 2, 2020, at 3:51:13
In reply to Re: Some feeling emotionally better during pandemic, posted by Lamdage22 on May 1, 2020, at 15:13:16
Perhaps there's a "fight-or-flight" response that kicks in when people are faced with something like this, and they go into a kind of survival mode and live off the adrenaline.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on May 3, 2020, at 0:15:48
In reply to Re: Some feeling emotionally better during pandemic, posted by NKP on May 2, 2020, at 3:51:13
yeah kickass mode or beast mode, flight or fight response, where your burned off your comfort zone into getting something done in an emergency, make a mindset change and do a warp jump
Posted by undopaminergic on May 3, 2020, at 3:42:40
In reply to Re: Some feeling emotionally better during pandemic, posted by linkadge on May 1, 2020, at 17:42:43
> I have been feeling better. Not sure why. I mean, I hate my job and it is very stressful. This may have something to do with it.
>
> LinkadgeDidn't you say you experienced remission in response to the Ritalin?
-undopaminergic
Posted by Hugh on May 6, 2020, at 12:59:12
In reply to Some feeling emotionally better during pandemic, posted by Hugh on May 1, 2020, at 13:06:46
Some interesting ideas from Alain de Botton on what we're going through now:
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