CWD Daily
Tips for Coping with Depression
If you are in a suicide crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline -
1-800-273-8255.
Tip of the Day
“Pandemics are unlike other disasters due to their broad scope and
prolonged, fluctuating timeline. COVID-19 (caused by the SARS-CoV-2
coronavirus) is shaping up to be unlike prior coronavirus infections,
impacting multiple organ systems, not just the lungs, causing
widespread problems related to blood clotting abnormalities and
inflammatory reactions.
“In
particular, the virus crosses the blood-brain barrier, resulting in
myriad neuropsychiatric problems ranging from depression and anxiety
to psychotic reactions to delirium and cerebrovascular accidents
(strokes) to chronic executive dysfunction. The mental health impact
of COVID-19 is of increasing concern. In addition to the direct
effects on the brain, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented
psychological distress, threatening a “crashing wave” of mental
health problems.”
COVID-19
presents a unique array of depression symptoms, collectively known as
COVID
Stress Syndrome.
Mention to your doctor or psychologist if you think you're suffering
from anxiety or depression or any mental health effects of COVID –
not of “having” COVID, but of coping in a world where fearing and
guarding against COVID is a daily reality.
CWD Daily is written by Julie Aiken, a layperson whose only authority lies in 40 years of coping with depression. Nothing in the newsletter should be taken as medical advice. Please do no self-diagnose or self-prescribe. Above all, please get help if you need it.
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