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[Maud15]

I'm new here, today is my first time and I think I have serious anxiety about this coronavirus, even hearing the name panics me, when I hear the sirens I get scared and I'm shaking, I don't know how to calm myself down relax and sleep, please any help? Thanks.

[vanessi]

Hello, I’m dealing with anxiety and panic attacks due the coronavirus. I’d like to know what I can do to stop feeling like this. In the past I had serious anxiety. I don’t know I’m very stressed about the illness so what I did today was stop watching the news and stop reading about that in fb too. I have been drinking lately and that’s the worst thing ever at the moment so I am gonna try exercising and try to keep myself busy so I don’t have time to think about that because is already affecting me seriously 😔

[Maud15 in reply to vanessi]

True, but the problem is, all gyms are closed and the park I normally go to for walks are also filled with people so I'm afraid to go there, I wasn't watching the news for a long time until today when my client turned on the tv to the news channel which triggered every anxiety in me.

[Rick1on1]

Hi, your anxiety and could I say paranoia around COVID19 is quite understandable. It's easy to get dragged into negativity with the stats and charts zooming around the Internet.

However, check this link and look for the hope in it:

google.com/search?client=fi...

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Hello: we hear you and you are not alone in your anxiety and panic attacks. This is a very confusing time. There are many videos on YouTube that can help lessen your anxiety (I listen to binaural beats with headphones) however now YouTube has the commercials about staying home about every 10 minutes. Unfortunately -- and I know I'm in the minority-- I question the widespread existence of the virus because it feels like brainwashing to me. So I turn down the commercials when they come on and I try not to read the news-- though when I'm feeling down it seems that friends forget that THE SAME EXACT NEWS is on my phone and they forward it to me.. You are not alone in your feelings, and it's okay that you feel the way that you do. We will all get through this. Breath work might help you, too. Long deep breaths -- count them, focus on them. This helped me when I had panic attacks. I hope you have some peace today.