Coronavirus worries? 5 Tips to Create and Maintain a Healthy Mindset!

“I can’t sleep at night,” Maria tells me. “I am literally laying awake in my bed at night worrying about this coronavirus.”

“Why?” I ask. Maria is a newer client, so we are just getting to know each other.

“My brain won’t turn off,” she explains. “I keep thinking about my kids, wondering about Jon’s asthma. I’m stressed out about getting extra medical supplies, trying to make sure I will have everything he needs if the pharmacies run out ...or, worse, what I will do if he gets the virus.”

“What’s your main concern?”

“That I’m going to mess up. That I’m unprepared. What if this gets bad and something happens to one of them, or to me? What if I haven’t done enough? What if one of us… (Maria lowers her voice nearly to a whisper)... dies?” Her eyes fill with tears.