How to cope with anxieties of getting back to "reality"

What happens if you and your family or significant other are at odds over how to get back to reality?

A Clinical Mental Health Counselor has some advice.

In CyberDuck(NewsFiles)as "6.2 LISA COVID ANXIETY PKG"and will also WeTransfer.Script:(LISA INTRO)HERE ON FOX 4, WE WANT TO HELPYOU REBOUND FROM THISCORONAVIRUS CRISIS -- OR ANYOTHER ANXIETIES YOU MAY BEFEELING RIGHT NOW.

WE KNOW MANYOF YOU ARE LIVING WITH YOURFAMILIES OR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS.SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’TAGREE ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD,AND GET BACK TO "REGULAR LIFE"?(PKG)AS OUR STATE AND SOUTHWESTFLORIDA STARTS TO REOPEN, YOUMAY HAVE ANXIETIES ABOUT GOINGBACK TO REALITY -- A REALITYTHAT LOOKS MUCH DIFFERENT.SO I ASKED CLINICAL MENTALHEALTH COUNSELOR JANEAN BYRNEABOUT THIS.

SHE SAYS TAKE ITSLOW.JANEAN BYRNE "It’s really just amatter of feeling out whatyou’re comfortable with.

I thinkjust being precautious but notbeing too precautious, it’s veryimportant that we get back tonormal life at some point.Respecting that we need to stillbe cautious" 15 secLISA"What are you tellingcouples or families that are onopposite ends of the spectrumwhere you have one of them thatis ready to just act as ifthings are normal.

The other oneisn’t ready to leave the houseyet?"10 secJANEAN "I think it’s importantto respect each other’sviewpoint and how each other’sfeelings.

Have a conversationand say, Okay, let’s talk aboutwhere we’re at with this, andwhat are the fears, andhopefully try and meet in themiddle somewhere.

So oneperson’s not feeling smothered,and the other one’s not incomplete fear that they’re goingto, you know, get the virus" 20secBRYNE SAYS SHE’S TELLING COUPLESSHE’S SEEING IN THIS SITUATION-- TO HAVE A PLAN OF ATTACK.JANEAN "how are we going to getback into going out into societyNow that everything’s open up,even writing it down.

And let’scome to a compromise" 8 secJANEAN "you may have to do somethings that I want to do.

Butwhen you’re in a relationshipand you’re in a partnership,it’s important to know that it’snot just about you, it’s aboutthe relationship" 12 sec(TAG)AND COMING UP WITHIN THE NEXT 30MINUTES, I’M TALKING TO THISSAME MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORABOUT HOW EVERYTHING THAT’SHAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY RIGHTNOW WITH THE UNREST OVER GEORGEFLOYD’S DEATH -- COULD BE