I bet I can guess what you were just thinking about. Was it coronavirus? You wouldn't be alone. Welcome back to savvy psychologist.

I'm your host Dr. Jade Wu,

and every week I'll help you meet life's challenges

with evidence-based research,

a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment.

This week we interrupt our regular programming on attachment styles

to bring you a special episode of The Sappy Psychologist

because right now we are in a coronavirus crisis. So you can't

browse the internet, watch TV, or even have a conversation with friends or

coworkers without hearing about it about COVID-19.

Coronovirus seems to be all we can think about and talk about and public messages

take all kinds of forms.

It can go anywhere from informed logic to panicked alarm, stubborn denial, and even outright

wacky speculation.

At this point, the World Health Organization, the Who, has officially designated the novel

coronavirus as a pandemic.

It can be hard to stay calm and carry on when your safety and that of your loved ones is potentially at risk and daily life is

disrupted and uncertainty rules the day. The reality is we're all in the midst of this

crisis and it's really hard to say when things

will get better. That uncertainty may mean a lot of worries are suddenly

competing for your attention. As you write out this disruption to your way of life, let's talk about a few tips for how to keep calm and cope.

Tip number one, limit your news consumption about coronavirus to one or two trustworthy official sources.

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