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Caring f g for y yourself i in the t time o

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COVID-19 19

A presentation from the Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris (MHAEM)

Some tips from the Center for Disease Control

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress- anxiety.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprepare%2Fmanaging-stress- anxiety.html#quarantine

What to expect ct and co coping g skills lls- fr from these national l mental l healt lth

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ganizations:

Some possible effects of a pandemic on your mental health…

An Anxi xiety ety

Tra Traumatic St Stres ess

Ob Obse sessi ssions

Lo Lone neline ness

…and what you can do to combat them

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Ask f for he help!

Pr Pract actice ice ra radical l acce acceptan ance ce

If you’re e rec eceiv eivin ing g trea eatmen ent for men ental hea ealth is issues es, contin inue e it it! Rea each out to

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ers! We e all need eed to be e chec ecked ed in in on.

Ad Advice f from rom u us a s at M MHAEM AEM

Tak ake a a break ak from the news Creat ate smal all goal als for yourself Tak ake it day ay by day ay

Be patient with yourself. Be patient with yourself. This This is isn’t n’t th the e time time to to beat beat yours yourself elf up up about about how

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you’re feeling. feeling.

Use this downtime to your ad advan antag

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a new hobby or skill!

Fe Feel free to reach out!

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For Essex County: (973 973) 509 09-9777 9777 For Morris County: (9 (973) 3 ) 334-349 3496 https://www.mhaessexmorris.org