Month: April 2020

Suicide and Global Crisis Are Linked

Global Crisis and Suicide Are Linked

In Episode 4: Suicide and Global Crisis we discuss the link between these phenomena, give some strategies for coping, and provide targeted info for groups that are the most vulnerable to suicide. All the way back to the middle ages there are accounts of suicide increasing during a time of widespread crisis. Ovid, in his book, The Metamorphoses, described people taking their lives at the time of the Great Plague. We witnessed this again in …

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COVID-19 Stress Management

Good mental health is a key component to managing the stress of the COVID-19 epidemic. It’s frankly okay if you are feeling overwhelmed, unmotivated, or scared. We all are. That is a very normal reaction to what is going on. We will not be able to change these circumstances overnight, but we can learn skills that will serve us in this stressful time and the next. If you’ve listened to Episode 3 : COVID-19 & …

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