ANXIETY

Another holiday. Another time to gather. And another warning not to spread COVID.

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Now, researchers are studying a new method that helps parents help their children. Eli Lebowitz, PhD, Psychologist, Yale School of Medicine Child Study Center, and his colleagues, developed a method of training parents to support anxious children. Parents go through training to help their child face anxiety. Lebowitz says parents also learn to help their child by not accommodating them. In a study of 124 kids and their parents, the Yale researchers examined whether SPACE intervention was effective in treating children’s anxiety.

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“Teens have been very resilient during this time.,” said Ashley Bryant from Therapy in Color. However, Bryant said a lot of teens hide feelings of depression and anxiety from their parents. Here are ways to determine if your teen is struggling:Harmful self talkBryan warned about some big red flags that include noticing “drastic behavior changes or they start talking about themselves in a more negative way... or if they start talking about self-harming." Boys may be aggressive while girls may express more emotions“Sometimes with boys it can be difficult for them to express their emotions," Bryant said. There are several online services that match your teen to a licensed professional counselor.

HOUSTON Some mental health experts say the second wave of coronavirus is whats happening to our mental health. Every major health organization in the world has acknowledged and given coping suggestions for mental health problems during the pandemic. They knew early on that this was going to be hard on people and sent out warnings about increased suicides, alcoholism and depression. Were building resilience and our threshold for challenge is becoming empowered, said Passe from Be Someone Therapy. She said to be honest about how much you have to spend on mental health and see if they can offer you services for the price you can pay.

“Now we already have this priming of anxiety and stress compounded with this hurricane threat,” Passe said. But we’ve done hard things before and we can do another hard thing. Like sometimes I think we misinterpret that kids need for us to be a knight in shining armor. Remind them that you have been through other hard things and made it through and you will do it again and be alright4. Help give kids a little sense of controlOne coping mechanism is to help kids feel in control of something of their own, considering a lot of things around them are out of control.

Some stories even describe how people have fainted wearing masks or worse. Healthcare workers shifts are an average of 12 hours and they wear masks all day long. Wearing a regular cloth or surgical mask will not increase CO2 levels. Theres no real evidence that it can increase CO2 levels in healthy subjects. Psychologist William Orme from Houston Methodist said feelings of restriction or panic while wearing masks is possibly more because of anxiety and not due to different oxygen levels.

HOUSTON These are some of the most important times to reach out for help. Health Reporter Haley Hernandez speaks with Houston Methodist psychologist Dr. William Orme in this Facebook live about your top mental health concerns. Q: What are some of the subtle things people might experiencing that shows they are taking a mental health strain? Its really a sign of strength to be able to reach out and ask for help. A: If you feel concerned about someone you love, its OK to reach out and ask if they are OK.