Mental health during COVID-19 quarantine

It's been more than a month in quarantine due to COVID-19.

Drastic changes like this can take a real toll on your mental health.

NEW WAY OF LIVING AND WORKING.AND A DRASTIC CHANGE LIKE THISCAN REALLY TAKE ITS TOLL ON13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR....ROSS DIMATTEI TALKED WITH TWOEXPERTS...ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH....WHAT YOU ARE FEELING.SOT: JESSICA HENNESSEY / SVP,CLINICAL OPERATIONS 1:15-1:16ISOLATION IS A WORD WE HEARQUITE OFTEN.SOT: DAVID MARLON / LICENSEDALCOHOL AND DRUG SUPERVISOR:52-:57 SOME CLIENTS AREUNAFFECTED AND SOME CLIENTS AREPROFOUNDLY AFFECTED IT'S ANAVALANCHE OF EMOTIONS...SOT: DAVID MARLON / LICENSEDALCOHOL AND DRUG SUPERVISOR:48-:50 EVERYBODY'S UPSET.SOT: JESSICA HENNESSEY / SVP,CLINICAL OPERATIONS 1:28-1:30IT'S JUST LEADING TO A LOT OFANXIETY FROM CLIENTS ACROSS THECOUNTRY..SOT: DAVID MARLON / LICENSEDALCOHOL AND DRUG SUPERVISOR:59-1:01 EMPATHETIC TO ALL THELOSS SOT: JESSICA HENNESSEY /SVP, CLINICAL OPERATIONS1:17-1:18 THERE'S A LOT OFUNCERTAINTY MENTAL HEALTHEXPERTS SAY THE SOURCE OF ALLTHAT STRESS -- IS ISOLATION.SOT: 9:13-:19 AS HUMANS, WEARE SOCIAL BEINGS AND I THINKISOLATION CAN BE QUITECONCERNING.ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ISOLATIONCAN LEAD YOU TO DARK PLACES.LIKE ADDICTION.SOT: DAVID MARLON / LICENSEDIS ASKING US TO SELF ISOLATEAND THE FACT THAT THAT IS ANATTRIBUTE OF LATE STAGEADDICTION IS A DANGEROUSCOMBINATION THE FACT IS --MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARETURNING TO THE BOTTLE.ACCORDING TO MARKET RESEARCHFIRM NIELSEN -- THE BOOZEBUSINESS IS BOOMING DURING THISPANDEMIC -- PEAKING AROUNDALCOHOL AND DRUG SUPERVISOR2:27-:42 NOW IS THE TIME WHEREWERE UNDER MORE STRESS.NOW IS THE TIME WE'RE THINGSARE DIFFERENT AND WE AREISOLATED MORE.SO WE ALL NEED TO HAVE A MOREHEIGHTENED AWARENESS ABOUT THEPOTENTIAL FOR SLIPPING INTO THECYCLE OF ADDICTION DAVID MARLONHAS BEEN SOBER FOR 15 YEARS.HE SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO HOWMUCH ALCOHOL IS TOO MUCH --EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT.BUT WE SHOULD ALL BE AWARE OFTHE WARNING SIGNS.SOT: DAVID MARLON / LICENSEDALCOHOL AND DRUG SUPERVISOR11:34-:43 IF YOU HAVEPROBLEM.SOT: DAVID MARLON / LICENSEDALCOHOL AND DRUG SUPERVISOR8:45-:54 YOU MIGHT BE TELLINGYOURSELF, YOU MIGHT BEJUSTIFYING IT, AND YOU SHOULDKEEP YOURSELF IN CHECK SO THEQUESTION IS -- HOW DO WE DEALBEHAVIORAL THERAPY -- ORSTEAMY SHOWER OR PUTTING A COLDPACK ON YOUR HEAD, ALL THOSEA NEW ACTIVITY LIKE MEDITATION-- IS A HEALTHY WAY TO CLEARYOUR MIND AND KEEP YOURSELFFROM CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUTCOVID-19.SOT: JESSICA HENNESSEY / SVP,CLINICAL OPERATIONS 10:38-:51WHETHER IT BE COOKING OR DOINGPUZZLES OR GOING OUT FOR A WALKOR MAKING JEWELRY, WHATEVER ITIS THAT GETS YOU GOING, AS LONGAS THERE IS A DISTRACTION.IT TAKES YOU AWAY FROM THATPERVASIVE THOUGHT.BUT BOTH OF OUR EXPERTS AGREE-- THE BEST WAY TO COPE WITHCORONAVIRUS CONCERNS -- IS TOCOMMUNICATE.SOT: JESSICA HENNESSEY / SVP,CLINICAL OPERATIONS 4:45-:00CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE BEYONDWORK TASKS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.I THINK TALKING ABOUT THEFEELINGS IS IMPORTANT.I THINK IT BEING A COLLECTIVESTRESS IT'S BROUGHT A LOT OFLIGHT ON HOW PEOPLE CAN COPE,COMPARTMENTALIZE THOSESTRESSORS.IT JUST LESSONS THE STIGMA TOBE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT.SOT: 6:05-:10 RATHER THANHIDING, I COULD REACH OUT ANDI COULD TALK TO PEOPLE AND TRYTO HELP THEM.WHEN IT COMES TOCOMMUNICATING...THERE ARE FREE RESOURCESAVAILABLEHERE IN THE VALLEY.WHETHER YOU YOURSELF....NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP...OR...YOU WANT TO HELP OTHERS....WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE LIST OFFREE RESOURCES...ON OUR WEBSITE...K- T-N-V -DOT- COM SLASHREBOUND.WE'RE SEEING MORE PEOPLE.....