08/03/2020

Six Ways to Handle Chronic Stress This Year

Key rule: Connect with others

When a big storm is forecast to come our way, Katie, my wife, starts to plan ahead, just in case we lose power: nonperishable food in the pantry (check), flashlights with working batteries (check), gas in the car (check), some cash on hand (check).

She reminds family members to charge up their phones and laptops. The havoc the storm may or may not cause is unknown, but she has taken proactive steps to get us through.

If you travel by air, you’re acquainted with the standard safety instructions that are demonstrated by flight attendants before take-off. Among other things, you are given a heads-up about what to do with oxygen masks and life vests and how to find the nearest exit. Hopefully, the flight will not encounter such turbulence that the oxygen masks drop down, but it’s good to be mentally prepared. All just in case.

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