Abstract
New York City is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care centers are stretched beyond capacity. Daily death rates are staggering. The city's population is hunkered down in fear. Our anxiety treatment center is treating patients via video appointments. We are helping anxious individuals adapt to tumultuous changes that we ourselves are experiencing. Our work in this time has reinforced our core beliefs about managing one's emotions; that difficult times require more active coping and that we all draw heavily from social support and familiarity to create a feeling of well-being. These principles and the experiences of our patients are discussed.
Highlights
The city that never sleeps is shuttered
New York City is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic
I outline some of the psychological effects of physical distancing, our clinical observations and recommendations, and some of my personal experiences
Summary
The city that never sleeps is shuttered. Fifth Avenue, the route of countless parades, is desolate. Counseling clients during New York City’s COVID-19 pandemic: observations on fundamental elements of emotions management Our work in this time has reinforced our core beliefs about managing one’s emotions; that difficult times require more active coping and that we all draw heavily from social support and familiarity to create a feeling of well-being. The density of life that lends New York City its vigor is contributing to the speed with which COVID-19 has spread through the city’s population.
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