{"id":76,"date":"2020-04-04T18:56:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T22:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/masi\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2020-05-02T17:53:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T21:53:01","slug":"mental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/masi\/mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Can You Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Depression During COVID-19?<\/h3>\n
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Katherine Himics, Student Curator<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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During the COVID-19 global pandemic, we are told how to care
for our physical health, but what about our mental health?<\/div><\/h3>\n\t\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

You Are Not Alone<\/h3>\n
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The COVID-19 pandemic is a rare, challenging situation causing most, if not all, peoples\u2019 normal daily routines and behaviors to abruptly change. With all this uncertainty, it is completely normal <\/b>to have feelings of fear, anxiety, stress, and sadness.<\/p>\n

Everyone responds differently to stressful situations, but stress is a normal physiological response to an abnormal situation. Humans crave certainty. When something like a pandemic threatens our feelings of security and safety, our mental health can suffer. During challenging times like these, we may feel anxious or scared, depressed or lonely, and perhaps even helpless or overwhelmed. No matter how you\u2019re feeling, remember we are in this together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Anxiety and Depression<\/h3>\n
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Feeling anxious or depressed may be more common than you think. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness\u2026<\/p>\n