Hope on the Horizon: Pandemic Anxiety Management II~

Posted at 7:49 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on March 31, 2020

A couple of weeks ago I shared the first part of Cindy Knoke’s post “Hope on the Horizon: Pandemic Anxiety Management.” Today I’m sharing the second half.

I thought this fit in with my Tuesday Inspiration for the Muse topic. During all the anxiety we most certainly are all feeling, our muses might not speak to us. I’m sure they’re working behind the scenes, but these days there is a lot of clutter to get through. Maybe I’m speaking for myself and my muse… Yes, I think so.

I hope you can take something away from Cindy’s post to help you get through this too. The koala’s are so adorable!

Cindy Knoke

I think this koala is sending a message to you and I about anxiety!

In the midst of darkness,

there is light.

Check out: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8115879/COVID-19-Australian-researchers-CURE-coronavirus.html

Good people are working,

to help.

Countering,

pandemic anxiety,

with realistic hope,

is powerful medicine.

Hope floats,

and flies.

Let’s move on with building our toolbox to manage pandemic anxiety.

ANXIETY TOOLBOX:

Self Talk Reframing (Cognitive Therapy)

Guided Imagination/Visualization

Exposure Management

Progressive Relaxation

Distraction in Action

Self Soothing

Spiritual Meditation/Prayer

Second Voice

Exercise, Diet & Good Health Practices

We covered the first three in the last post. Here are the next three.

I would love for you to add tools of your own that are, or have, worked for you. With your help we could build a truly awesome anxiety busting toolbox so people can pick and choose what is comfortable for them. If you have some tools that work let me know. It will…

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