The World Health Organization, or WHO, reports 264 million people across the globe suffer from depression.
Being stuck in isolation can increase these symptoms.
REPORTS 264 MILLION PEOPLEACROSS THE GLOBE SUFFER FROMDEPRESSION.
AND BEING PUT INQUARANTINE BECAUSE OF THECORONAVIRUS MAY MAKE SYMPTOMSWORSE.
NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SVERONIKA VERNACHIO HAS SOME OFTHE BEST WAYS TO COPE FROM ALOCAL THERAPIST.THE RECENT OUTBREAK OFCORONAVIRUS WE'RE ALL TOLD TOSTAY INSIDE AND QUARANTINE.FOR MANY ADULTS THAT MIGHTMEAN BEING ALONE FOR DAYS.
"IFYOU HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS OFSOME KIND OR YA KNOW OTHERCHALLENGING CONDITIONS BEINGALONE IS NOT ALWAYS THE BESTPLACE TO BE." DIANE RYAN IS ALOCAL PSYCHOTHERAPIST.
SHESAYS SOCIAL ISOLATION CANINCREASE SYMPTOMS OFDEPRESSION OR ANXIETY.
BUTSHE SAYS THERE ARE SOME WAYSTO HELP IT.
"IT'S REALLYCRITICAL THAT YOU HAVE SOMEKIND OF A ROUTINE THAT YOU CANFOLLOW SO YOU'RE GETTINGANTIQUIT SLEEP AND YOU'REREALLY TAKING CARE OF YOURNEEDS AND YOU CAN MONITOR HOWYOU'RE FEELING AND YOU CAN SEEIF YOU'RE SLIPPING INTO SOMEKIND OF DEPRESSION THAT WOULDREQUIRE OUTSIDE HELP." ANDRYAN SAYS THERE ARE STILL WAYSTO GET THAT OUTSIDE HELP.
"ALLTHE THERAPIST IN TUCSON AREABLE TO PROVIDE DIFFERENTPLATFORMS FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESSEVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT BEABLE TO LEAVE THERE HOMES ANDTHEY'RE NOT COMFORTABLETRAVELING IN A SITUATION WHERETHERE GOING TO BE IN CLOSECONTACT WITH SOMEONE.
BUTTHERE ARE A VARIETY OF WAYSWHERE YOU CAN GET HELP ANDACCESS HELP SO YOU DON'T HAVETO BE ALONE." AND WITHTECHNOLOGY RYAN SAYS A QUICKFACETIME OR SKYPE CALL TOSOMEONE YOU LOVE CAN MAKE ALLTHE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR MENTALHEALTH.
"MAINTAIN YOUR SUPPORTNETWORKS JUST THE WAY YOUWOULD BEFORE THE CRISISHAPPENED, BUT MAYBE IN A MOREINTENTIONAL WAY." RYAN SAYSIT'S COMING TOGETHER ANDHELPING SUPPORT EACH OTHERDURING HARD TIMES THAT MAKESTHEM EASIER.
"THERE IS REALLYNO REASON TO PANIC.
AND PANICAND THOSE KIND OF EMOTIONALRESPONSES INSTEAD OF RATIONALRESPONSES FEED INTO THE FEARAND THE ANXIETY THAT AREINHERENT IN THIS KIND OFSITUATION."GOVERNOR DOUG D
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