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"It's incredibly traumatic. And a lot of us have PTSD from the other school shootings that have happened and the other threats that have happened," said Dr. Andrea Zorbas.
Dr. Andrea Zorbas, founder of Therapy Now SF, talks with Dr. Joy about mental health, stress and anxiety, and when to seek professional help.
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"People are feeling anxious of -- is this really happening again? What does this mean? How long will this be? Are we going to keep going back and forth? People are also depressed. They're feeling hopeless," said Clinical Psychologist and Founder and Director of Therapy Now SF Andrea Zorbas.
"The grieving process can take years, unfortunately, and symptoms of PTSD can also take before they start to settle as well," said San Francisco clinical psychologist Dr. Andrea Zorbas, who is founder of Therapy Now. "So this is going to be something that is going to be needed ongoing."
"Every body has a different risk tolerance and so those that have been the most afraid during COVID are going to be the ones that are going to struggle to have more cognitive flexibility around that guidelines are changing," said Dr. Zorbas.
“Take deep breaths. What’s happening is that a lot of us are taking short breaths and a sending a signal to our brain that we are in crisis mode,” says Dr. Andrea Zorbas.
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Another tip is to take a day off from social media after the election, ‘Social media is going to be a huge thing to monitor and to be mindful of. For some people that will be to cut off social media completely and to other is to try to avoid doom scrolling,’ said Zorbas.
