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For L. Malik Anderson, COVID-19, or novel coronavirus, is dominating his social media feeds and mind.
The outbreak has put his work schedule in overdrive.
You constantly think about, Okay, what is it that I need to do right now?
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What is it that people need to know?
), headaches, intestinal issues, isolation, irritability, sadness, and mental and physical exhaustion.
People who care for others are empathetic and theyre compassionate.
If you have empathy, it makes you open your heart to the pain and suffering of others.
Right before California Gov.
Still, the Burbank, California resident felt she could be doing more.
When things are happening, I dont like just sitting around, she says.
As a person who has means and is healthy, I feel like Im not doing enough.
The journey to wellness is basically coming from other-directed to self-directed, she adds.
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People who are well and healthy have low, low levels of compassion fatigue.
Its an act of self-care, or as Rosario calls it, practices that keep you whole.
Consuming all that information can chip away your wholeness, the New York City-based Rosario shares.
Youre consuming really heavy, sad, traumatic informationhow can that not do something to you physically and emotionally?
Its important people dont start to attribute what theyre experiencing to other things, says Dr. Brown.
Cant talk about COVID-19 anymore?
Here areways to change the conversation.
Plus, some digitalsupport groups that can help with COVID-19-related challenges.
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