It appears that the fear and panic rises as we pass every day with more news about the Corona Virus 19 and the uncertainty that it brings for all of us. Conflicting news and facts are being flooded into major news networks and social media. So what do we do?
Obviously, fear and panic do not help us psychologically or physically. So how do we handle the stress of being afraid for our health, financial burden, fear of not having enough, fear of dying, fear of your child being hurt, or just fear of extreme change?
With first taking a deep breath. Close your eyes. Remember we are all in this together, and we will all get through this together. Even though we do it from being apart from each other.
Now, let’s look at reality. What problems do you have to handle? Are you ill and have to take care of yourself? Do you have to handle your children or elderly parents? Do you have to take off from work and handle your finances? Do you need to get supplies? Do you have to handle your anxiety and boredom at home? What is your particular issue?
You don’t have to handle the world issue. What do you need to do now for yourself and your family? Just concentrate on that. Start writing it down on a paper as a to-do list and then prioritize it. This will get you to focus on what to do.
Now let’s see how you can calm your nerves. Listen to calming music, watch comedy, talk to someone you love, get a meditation app (pauseforpeace, or BeeZone) to calm you down, play with your children, create quality time with people around your If they live with you or via phone or FaceTime with people who are not living with you. Write the book you always wanted to write? The screenplay you were always wishing to write, all the projects around the house that you were going to finish.
We will all go through this.
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Foojan
About Dr. Foojan Zeine
Dr. Foojan Zeine is an International Speaker, Author, Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, and successful Life and Executive Coach. She has her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. She sees her clients online and at her San Clemente, California office. Her expertise is in Intimate Relations and Addictive Behaviors. She has extensive experience treating Depression, Anxiety, Traumas, and Domestic Violence. She is a lecturer at the California State University – Long Beach.
Foojan is the originator and the author of “Awareness Integration” Psychological and Educational Theory, a multi-modality approach and intervention toward minimizing Depression, Anxiety while improving Self Esteem and Self Confidence. She is the author of 6 books, including “Life Reset – The Awareness Integration Path to Create the Life You Want” (Rowman & Littlefield 2017); “Awareness Integration Therapy – Clear the past, Create a new Future, and Live a Fulfilled Life Now.” (Cambridge Scholars 2021); “Intentional Parenting – A Practical Guide to Awareness Integration Theory” (Cambridge Scholars 2022).
She conducts training workshops to educate psychotherapists and teachers on this approach. This method has been researched and published; in “Awareness Integration: A New Therapeutic Model” in International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience, Vol. 16, No. 60-65, pp. ISSN 1522-4821; “Awareness Integration: An Alternative Therapeutic Methodology to Reducing Depression, Anxiety, While Improving Low Self Esteem and Self-Efficacy in Separated or Divorced Individuals” Mental Health in Family Medicine Journal (2017)13:451-458; “Awareness Integration: A Non-Invasive Recovery Methodology in Reducing College Students Anxiety, Depression, and Stress” Journal of Educational Technology, www.tojet.net/special/2017_11_1.pdf 11/2017 special issue 105-114.
Foojan has been in Hospital Administration. She has headed the Partial Hospital Program Team for the Hollywood community of Van Nuys and Pacifica Hospital. She was responsible for organizing, facilitating, and supervising the Clinical and Mental Health staff and created strong and impact complete programs for the Partial Program patients. She has also developed two Transitional Housing Programs for Battered women Alternatives in Northern California and Haven Hills in Southern California. These programs offered case management and individual and family counseling for women and their children who have been victims of domestic violence and had to deal with domestic violence, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, child abuse, parenting, self-esteem, career development, chemical dependency, and eating disorders.
Foojan is the host of the Inner Voice – a Heartfelt Chat with Dr. Foojan Podcast. She also hosts a television show on Togetherness Media and Tapesh TV. She is a guest speaker at many universities, including Harvard, MIT, UCLA, USC, and UC Santa Barbara. She has been a guest on the Dr. Phil show on CBS and Fox. Foojan is a contributor to YourTango.com, DivorceForce.com, yogajournal.com, Wholelife.com, Reader’s Digest, Men’s Health, and Huffington Post.
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