The Aftermath: Panic Buying and Listener Emails
The Alarmist
The Alarmist
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🗓️ 26 March 2020
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Don't have access to your therapist right now? We got you. The Alarmist talks to Associate Professor at Macquarie University Centre for Emotional Health, Dr. Melissa Norberg about how to mentally prepare for a grocery store visit and staying mentally healthy during self isolation. Then, Rebecca is joined by Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund to read listener emails!
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| 0:00.0 | May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get |
| 0:08.0 | 10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the brain again. |
| 0:16.5 | Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. |
| 0:25.0 | An Erios original. And Ereio's Original. Each week we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy. |
| 0:30.0 | And each week you tell us if we got it right. |
| 0:34.0 | My name is Rebecca Delgado Smith, and this is the aftermath. |
| 0:38.0 | Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into the aftermath. Today we'll be talking to |
| 0:46.1 | Dr. Melissa Norberg. She is an associate professor at McCory University at the |
| 0:52.2 | Center for Emotional Health. |
| 0:54.0 | And she has some very interesting things to say |
| 0:57.0 | about panic buying, hoarding, and this toilet paper crisis 2020. And in addition she gives us some really great |
| 1:05.8 | tips on how to protect your mental health and stay healthy during these times. |
| 1:10.5 | Dr. Norberg thank you so much for joining us today and talking about this toilet paper shortage |
| 1:18.8 | crisis that we're having all over the world. |
| 1:22.6 | Now you're calling us from Sydney, Australia. |
| 1:26.4 | How is the crisis affecting Sydney right now? |
| 1:29.6 | Well, it's definitely more than just toilet paper |
| 1:32.2 | missing from the shelves. So depending on which |
| 1:35.0 | supermarket you go to, pasta will definitely be gone, hand sanitizer, sometimes fruits and veggies are also missing so it you might have to go to a few shops to get what you need. |
| 1:47.6 | And can you talk to us about this psychology behind hoarding and how it's linked to anxiety because we've been discussing this hoarding as one of the main elements for this shortage. |
| 2:01.6 | Yeah, so hoarding disorder is defined by an extreme inability to part with possessions |
| 2:10.0 | because of a perceived need that you need to have them, |
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