Sep 24, 2020

10 Anxiety Tips for Dealing with Relationships during COVID

Updated: Mar 22, 2023

Is the virus escalating your anxiety? Is it complicating your relationships? Is maintaining intimacy and healthy communication with those you love a near-impossible task? If so, you are in good company. Relationships are complicated enough. Add anxiety and the virus to the mix, and we have a recipe for distress. Thankfully, we can improve things.

For today’s video, “10 Anxiety Tips for Dealing with Relationships during COVID,” I checked in with a half-dozen experts, mixed in a parade of video clips, and came up with these ten tips on relationships and anxiety. Who knows, maybe a couple of them just may help. I hope you enjoy this video, and have a great day, D 😊

Video ID: EA020

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction 03:44 10) Expand Your Support System 04:45 9) Keep a Routine 06:50 8) Understand Your Anxiety… 09:17 7) Check Anger Levels 10:54 6) Have Fun 13:00 5) Allow Opposing Opinions 17:17 4) Speak Up 19:27 3) Alone Time 21:15 2) Grace and Gratitude 23:08 1) Keep a Routine 24:29 Closing

References

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Grohol, John M. “15 Common Cognitive Distortions.” PsychCentral. June 24, 2019. Accessed September 21, 2020. https://psychcentral.com/lib/15-common-cognitive-distortions/.
Kraft, Chris. “How to Keep Your Relationship Healthy During the Coronavirus Pandemic.” Johns Hopkins. May 1, 2020. Accessed September 21, 2020. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/keep-healthy-relationship-during-pandemic.
Luscombe, Belinda. “11 Ways to Stay Married Amid Coronovirus Concerns.” Time. March 27, 2020. Accessed September 11, 2020. https://time.com/5811146/coronavirus-married-relationship/.
Nguyen, T. P., B. R. Karney & T. N. Bradbury. “When poor communication does and does not matter: The moderating role of stress.” Journal of Family Psychology, 34(6), 676-686. Accessed September 21, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000643.
Pappas, Stephanie. “Four ways to strengthen couples’ relationships now.” American Psychological Association. June 12, 2020. Accessed September 21, 2020. https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19/strengthen-couples-relationships#.
Whalley, Matthew. “Unhelpful Thinking Styles: Cognitive Distortions In CBT.” Psychology Tools. March 18, 2019. Accessed September 21, 2020. https://www.psychologytools.com/articles/unhelpful-thinking-styles-cognitive-distortions-in-cbt/.

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