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A Grief Expert s Take On Pandemic Anxiety

A Grief Expert s Take On Pandemic Anxiety Shape 12/18/2020 Pamela O Brien It s no surprise that everyone feels more anxious this year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and the election. But luckily, there are simple ways to keep it from spiraling out of control, says Claire Bidwell Smith, a grief therapist and the author of First, What Is Anxiety, Exactly? It’s the fear of something real or imagined. When we become anxious, our fight-or-flight response kicks in and our adrenaline pumps, our heart starts to beat faster, and our stomach muscles constrict. Anxiety is manifested in two ways. There are the physical symptoms, which can confuse people and make them think something is wrong with them. I can’t tell you how many clients I’ve had who ended up in the emergency room thinking they were having a heart attack. A feeling of light-headedness, tingling, or nausea is also common. And you can feel anxiety in the pit of your stomach it’s dread, like

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