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CT LIVE!: A “Big” Way to Feel Better
Dr. Roberta Garceau of My Yoga Joy takes use through a relaxation exercise.
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CT LIVE!: Combating Fears
Integrative Hypnotist Stephanie Dalfonzo explains ways to deal with anticipatory anxiety.
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How I Learned to Stop Trying to Become Happy and Start Being Happy
What do you want to change about your life in 2021? After a year when joy was hard to come by, many of us have a simple wish for the New Year: Happiness. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain took us on his own journey as he discovered his own recipe for peace through meditation, mindfulness and living in the moment.
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People Suffering Depression and Anxiety Want to Reveal Their Pain — to a Robot
A majority of workers are more comfortable sharing their mental health struggles with a robot than a boss. Experts are divided on whether AI is up to the task.
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Glued to Their TVs and Phones: Some Voters Lose Patience Over Presidential Vote Count
By Friday afternoon, votes have been cast and many of them have been counted. However, as the wait continued for a third day, many were growing ever more anxious to find out who our next president will be. “I don’t care if they take him out in handcuffs, get him out of the White House. We don’t need him anymore,”...
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How to Start On The Road To Recovery After Anxiety-Filled Election Season
Anxiety, stress, and fatigue. Those are the emotions and sentiments that some say they are feeling after Election Day 2020, without yet knowing who will be the next President of the United States. “It definitely kept me up all night. I had to be to work at 11 o’clock last night and I slept for about an hour last night…
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Election Stress Disorder Is Real: Stop Doomscrolling and Follow These Tips to Manage Your Election Anxiety
Have you been overwhelmed with anxiety ahead of Election Day? You are not alone. People across the country are saying that the 2020 presidential election has been a significant source of stress in their lives. Experts have dubbed this “election stress disorder.” NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker shares what you can do to reduce the tension and make it through the week.
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How to Manage SAD Now That Daylight Saving is Ending
Here are eight ways to cope with seasonal affective disorder and the pandemic as we “fall back” into standard time
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Managing Your Election Stress: An Expert Answers Your Questions About Coping With Anxiety
Nearly 68% of American adults say the 2020 presidential election is a significant source of stress in their lives, according to a new Harris poll. Vaile Wright of the American Psychological Association joined LX News to respond to your questions about stress and share wellness tips ahead of Election Day.
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Coronavirus Financial Stress Is Hitting Blacks and Hispanics Disproportionately, Analysis Finds
The coronavirus pandemic is causing financial stress and anxiety for many Americans, yet it is people of color who are feeling it the most, according to an analysis of the American Staffing Association’s latest survey on the workforce.
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No New Damage: Author Laura Day Shares Her Tips For Managing Anxiety by Letting Go
Author Laura Day says a crisis is a time when our problems overwhelm our ability to cope. Day joined LX News to share her advice for dealing with stress and responding to crises.
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Why Jay Shetty's New Book ‘Think Like a Monk' is Just What You Need in These Stressful Times
Storyteller and podcaster Jay Shetty discusses his new book “Think Like a Monk,” which offers beneficial tools on how to deal with stress and combat anxiety.
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Depression, Anxiety Spike Amid Outbreak and Turbulent Times
In the latest study to suggest an uptick, half of U.S. adults surveyed reported at least some signs of depression, such as hopelessness, feeling like a failure or getting little pleasure from doing things. That’s double the rate from a different survey two years ago, Boston University researchers said Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
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More People Seeking Mental Health Support During Pandemic
A lot of people are seeking professional help from mental health experts to get through these challenging times
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How to Survive Coronavirus Anxiety: 8 Tips From Mental Health Experts
The spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. is creating a new age of anxiety, and it’s no surprise. With airports filled with travelers in masks, stores selling out of disinfectant and public health officials urging Americans to prepare for the bug to disrupt daily life, the national level of worry seems to be off the charts. Mental health experts...
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Children At Risk for Anxiety Issues During COVID-19 Crisis. Here's What You Can Do
The coronavirus is no doubt giving us all anxiety.
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Coping With Anxiety During Coronavirus Pandemic
Dr. Marc Brackett, from the Yale University Child Study Center, talks about the best ways for parents and children to cope with anxiety and stress brought on by the corornavirus pandemic.
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5 Sure-Fire Ways to Avoid Stress Eating During This Uncertain Time
When you’re social distancing and reading all-things coronavirus on the internet, it’s easy to turn to food for comfort and escape during stressful times. With increased anxiety, mindless eating often creeps in. Unfortunately, many of these foods are high in calories, fat and sugar.
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Your Dog Is a Good Dog. But Most Dogs Show Signs of Aggression, Study Says
Is your dog a good boy or girl? Consider yourself lucky. A new study by researchers in Finland found that 72% of dogs showed problematic behavior like aggression.
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Do Pets Grieve?
Animal experts say pets often process loss in a manner similar to humans. In a recent newsletter published by the Funeral Consumer Alliance of Maine, researcher Jessica Pierce says a growing body of research into ‘animal thanatology’ suggests common pets such as dogs and cats seem to share with humans many behavioral reactions to death, such as mourning and rituals...