Coping With Recent Events

15 at five... 3 therapists around acadiana are seeing more people with anxiety and depression during this time of uncertainty and confusion ..

Our news 15 patsy douglas has some advice on how to cope vo - w've had a rough 2o20, but now with social unrest, and riots in the middle of a pandemic some people are mentally and physical exhausted... marie collins .

Executive director of the family tree says we are living in a difficult time ..

Sot - "what i see is fear , people are acting from a place of fear .."nat sound of me asking question- "people are like well, wha's next ?

Ya know "sot - "because there is so much unknown, as humans we do't like living in the unknown .."vo - as our country goes through a time of uncertainty ..collins says history teachers should be asking major questions to their students ...sot - "talking about ..

Okay if this was a message you wanted to project , how would you have gone about it , um ya know is there a better way , is there a better way for us to use our democracy , do you understand what democracy really means ..

And so talking about what that means , and how we as individuals , have our voices heard , without getting hurt" bridge - one way you can handle your anxiety during this time ..

Is by taking a pause from social media outlets ..

Sot- "what grounding techniques , can you do to say in this moment , this is what i have control over, these are the things that i can change , these are the things that i can make a difference in , and work within your circle , its that circle of control , what is that control over , and take control over that" reporter tag - in lafayette patsy douglas news 15 3