Anxiety

Feeling anxious and stressed right now is totally normal. There’s a lot changing in the world and so much uncertainty about the future. But learning to focus on the now and practicing good coping mechanisms can help you reduce anxiety or stress during COVID-19.

First Responders: acknowledge, don’t neglect your needs
If you’re an emergency responder it’s important to take time to care for yourself too. Addressing your wellbeing is key in order to feel well, stay sharp, and continue to provide excellent care to those in critical conditions.
COVID-19 and your children
Unsure where to start on how to keep your children safe from coronavirus? Learn about how to keep your kids healthy and help them cope with stress during the pandemic.
Coping with pandemic stress
Experiencing stress during this global crisis isn’t abnormal. However, not confronting your stress could be harmful–addressing your stress in a healthy way will make you and your circles of support stronger.
Simple psychology approaches for stress and anxiety
Finding solutions to managing your mental health during COVID-19 can feel like another added task. Lisa Damour, PhD, has broken down coping with stress, meltdowns, and anxiety into simple one pagers available in English and Spanish.
Shining light on Black Mental Health
Research has told us that African Americans are at exponentially greater risk for health problems due to prolonged exposure to systemic racism, institutionalized discrimination, microaggressions, and chronic stress. Dr Alfiee Breland-Noble brings light to the topic in order to help create change.
Coping with your COVID anxiety
There’s no right answer of how you should feel or what to feel right now. Everyone is experiencing a spectrum of emotions, but it’s important to learn how to process and understand them.
Set boundaries to help minimize anxiety
The pandemic has many feeling overwhelmed and anxious–from the unknown of the future to the constant stream of new updates. Read how to set boundaries to help minimize anxiety onset by coronavirus.
Navigate your anxiety with this visual guide
Check out this viral graphic from podcaster and journalist, Celina Canales that helps you navigate pandemic anxiety through three different “zones.”
Therapists answer your top questions about coronavirus anxiety
Experts weigh in on coping strategies to deal with the various anxieties onset by COVID-19. You are not alone with your emotions.
Feeling uneasy? Here’s how to care for your mental health today
Finding your footing in unpredictable environments isn’t easy. Read through some strategies on how to care for your mental health during these uncertain and challenging times.
COVID-19 family support
Being a parent is already a huge job—don’t feel alone in the added layer of helping your child deal with COVID-19. The Child Mind institute has a large range of resources for parents to help their children cope during the pandemic.
Help calm your child’s anxiety
From signs to breathing techniques, there are many ways you can help your child minimize their anxiety onset during COVID-19.
Coronavirus crisis: coping support for kids
Navigating your emotions during the pandemic is hard, but how do you help your kids? From physical distancing to a lack of schedule, it can be hard to know where to start.
Color & chill
Need another activity aside binge-watching TV? Try these free coloring pages as an active meditation. They’re perfect whether quarantining alone or as an activity for the whole family.
Therapists who get you
LatinX Therapy is a podcast and directory of therapists specializing in mental health issues for the LatinX community. Find a new perspective, a bilingual therapist, and other relatable mental health resources.
Physical distance doesn’t mean social isolation
While feelings of loneliness or isolation are normal during this global crisis, you are not alone. Check out these great tips on how to find comfort and still feel connected to the world and loved ones.
From stress to Zen
Mindfulness has been shown to be effective for reducing stress, assisting with anxiety and depression, and coping more effectively with chronic pain. Learn practices to help you balance your overall well-being.
Digital tools for mental health
Discover a collection of apps with tools and information to equip you in managing PTSD-related symptoms and stress, learning to practice mindfulness and strengthening parenting skills.
Find your quiet moment
Check in with how you are feeling and discover activities to help you manage. Whether it's sleeplessness, anxiety, anger, confusion, or any emotion in between, there are strategies to help you cope.
Practical steps to cope with COVID-19
It might feel impossible to reduce anxiety during these unsettling times, however there are methods you can implement to help calm your nerves. Being in a constant state of anxiety isn’t healthy for your mind or body.
COVID-19 screening tool
Take a screening for COVID-19, learn more about the current status in your state, and what you can do to protect yourself. Look out for your community by knowing your status.
Find your calm
Feeling overwhelmed? Does your mind feel like it's on a carousel of worry you can’t get off? Calm provides you with guided meditation tracks to help you learn to quiet your thoughts and find a piece of mind.
Essential and frontline worker therapy resources
It’s important to care for yourself just as much as you do those you’re assisting. Therapy can help you cope with anxiety, stress, or other emotions you are experiencing.
Be kind to your mind
Find peace with Headspace—discover tools and resources to help you cope with your mental health during this pandemic. For any mind, mood, or goal, there’s support to guide you.
Self-help made easy
Take small steps for a big change. hiMoment breaks self-help books into manageable, bite-sized exercises to help work your way to accomplishing a larger goal.
Balancing work and kids during isolation
Managing a full work-load and your family’s needs during the pandemic can be a lot. But cut yourself some slack—and take a breath. You aren’t experiencing this alone and there are resources to help you.
Being gentle with your feelings
Can’t keep your head above water? We get it and it’s ok to feel this way. Give yourself compassion during these uncertain times.
Meditation: where to start
Meditation can be particularly helpful during challenging times. Walk through a beginners guide to learn how to develop your meditation practice.
How mindfulness can settle anxious feelings
When the present doesn’t feel peaceful–explore how spiritual practices or meditation can help ease feelings of anxiousness, reduce stress, and alleviate a panic attack.
Processing pandemic panic
Uncertainty feeds anxiety, and we certainly have more than enough to go around. It’s important to cope with your anxiety, not just get by, as high-levels of anxiety can increase stress and weaken immune-systems.
Processing pandemic panic
Uncertainty feeds anxiety, and we certainly have more than enough to go around. It’s important to cope with your anxiety, not just get by, as high-levels of anxiety can increase stress and weaken immune-systems.
10 ways to ease your coronavirus anxiety
During uncertain and unpredictable times it can be easy to succumb to your fears. Here are some simple steps to help you relax and reshift your perspective
Help your mind smile
Smiling Mind is a unique tool developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life, by practicing daily meditation and mindfulness.
Ten percent happier
For less stress, increased happiness, or better sleep, ten percent provides you with the basics from experts to help you start your meditation practice.
Effective ways to set boundaries
If work-life balance was already a gray area, it’s even more so during the pandemic where the two totally blur into one another. However, it’s still important to differentiate to prevent burnout.
UCLA mindfulness app
With this free and easy to use app you can learn the principles of meditation and spiritual guidance to help reduce anxiety, stress, and cope with other emotions you might be experiencing.
Unwinding the coronavirus anxiety spiral
If feeling particularly stressed due to coronavirus—you aren’t alone. Learn about steps you can take to help mitigate anxiety to help you and your family safe and well.
Physician Support Link
A free, and confidential support line service made up of volunteer psychiatrists to provide peer support for physician colleagues and American medical students as they navigate the COVID-19 epidemic.
Find your breathe through trauma
Breathing Space is providing online yoga and meditation videos for a release of trauma or stress related emotions.
5 Ways Yoga Can Benefit Your Mental Health
Ever wonder why so many who practice yoga and a balance and sense of Zen? Understand how yoga not only is great movement for your body, but has tremendous effects for emotional wellbeing.