How to rebound mentally for a new "normal"

How to rebound mentally for a new "normal"

The current financial crisis due to COVID-19 has left many people unemployed, feeling frustrated and helpless in a time of extreme vulnerability.

23ABC is dedicated to helping individuals and businesses rebound.

23ABC's Daniela Garrido spoke with a local psychiatrist on how you can manage your emotions during the state's transition.

PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED, FEELINGFRUSTRATED ANDHELPLESS IN A TIME OF EXTREMEVULNERABILITY.

23ABC ISDEDICATED TO HELPING INDIVIDUALSAND BUSINESSESREBOUND.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO SPOKEWITH A LOCAL PSYCHIATRIST ONHOW YOU CAN MANAGE YOUR EMOTIONSDURING THE STATE'STRANSITION.DURING YESTERDAY'S PRESSCONFERENCE,GOVERNOR NEWSOM ANNOUNCED PHASETHREEWILL BEGIN BY THE END OF THISWEEK.IT WAS ONLY FRIDAY THAT PHASETWO BEGAN.ACCORDING TO A LOCALPSYCHOLOGIST PROCESSING THEQUICK CHANGES CAN BE HARDER FORSOME THAN OTHERS.AS THE STATE BEGINS TO RE- OPEN,IT MAY BE EASY FOR SOMETO ACCEPT A NEW NORMAL.FOR OTHERS, THE UNEXPECTED OFEXACTLY THAT NEW NORMAL WILLLOOK LIKE CAN FEEL DAUNTING.DR.NORMAN DWIGHT JR./ LOCALCLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST:"INDIVIDUALS ARE REALLYCONCERNED ON WHAT THEIR NEWLIFE, NEW NORMAL WILL LOOK LIKEAND BEING EDUCATEDENOUGH TO SAY WHAT YOU CAN ANDCANNOT DO AND WHAT THATLOOKS LIKE AND BEING ABLE TOHAVE ACCESS TO DO THOSE THINGSIS THE BIGGEST FEAR AT THISPOINT"DURING HIS THERAPY SESSIONS WITHBOTH ADULT ANDCHILDREN PATIENTS HE'S NOTICEDDIFFERENTSPECTRUMS OF FEAR IN GOING BACKTO NORMAL.HE SAYS ADULTS ARE MOSTLYCONCERNED THEY WON'T GET BACKTHE LIFESTYLE THEY ONCE HAD OFSOCIAL GATHERINGS, A STEADYINCOME, AND HEALTH SECURITY."BEFORE MAYBE YOU HAD ACCESS TOA LOT OF JOBS AND THINGS YOUCAN DO AND WITH THE CUTBACKS ANDTHINGS LIKE THAT YOU MAYNOT HAVE THOSE THINGS"ON THE OTHER HAND, KIDS REMAINOPTIMISTICRETURNING TO SCHOOL WILL SOLVEMOST OF THEIR PROBOEMS. "MOST OFTHEM EXPRESS A LACK OF FREEDOM,LOCKDOWN,SUSPENSION OR BEING GROUNDEDTHAT'S HOW THEY FEEL"HE SAYS IT'S A DIFFICULT SPOTFOR PARENTS WHO ALSO DON'TKNOW WHAT LIFE WILL LOOK LIKEFOR THEIR KIDS AFTER THIS."I'M CURIOUS AND INTERESTED TOSEE HOW THE MINDSET OF THEYOUNG ONES CHANGES WHEN THEY GETOUT AND SEE THATTHEY CAN'T SIT NEXT TO THEIRBEST FRIEND ANYMORE OR THEPLAYTIME IS STRUCTUREDDIFFERENTLY"IF YOU OR YOUR KIDS ARESTRUGGLING TO MANAGE YOURTHOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS DURINGTHIS TIME..

FINDING TIME TOMONITOR YOUR SLEEP, EAT ABALANCED DIET, ENGAGE INHEALTHY INTERACTIONS, ANDCONSISTENT EXERCISE CANHELP."THINK ABOUT THIS ON A SCALE..FROM 0 TO 10, HOW INTENSE IS THEEMOTION?

ONCE WE GET TO 6 ANDABOVE THE THOUGHT PROCESS TAKESA BACK SEAT AND EMOTION TAKESOVER.

IF WE CANFIND A WAY TO BREAK THAT CHAINAND BE ABLE TO BREAK THOSETHOUGHTS AND BLOCK THOSEEMOTIONS, YOU CAN HAVE BETTERSUCCESS"23ABC CONTINUES TO HELP THECOMMUNITY REBOUND DURING THISTIME.IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW ISOFFERING RESOURCES OR YOU ARESUCCESSFULLY MANAGING THISHARD TIME, YOU CAN REACH OURNEWSROOM THROUGHTURNTO23.COMLET'S CHECK IN NOW WITH 23ABC'SALYSSA FLORES FOR AFIRST LOOK AT YOUR STORM SHIELDFORECAST.A STORM SYSTEM WILL WILL BRING ASLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAINTHIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON FORMAINLY FRESNO COUNTY