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>>> WELCOME BACK TO "CORONAVIRUS: LET'S TALK FACTS NOT FEAR" . AS WE MENTIONED, WE
ARE JOINED BY DR. JASEON OUTLAW
TO TALK MY MENTAL HEALTH AND IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
TEXT IS THAT (916) 321-3310 .
WITH DR. OUTLAW, THE FIRST
QUESTION IS I AM SO BORED AT
HOME . WHAT FUN THINGS CAN I DO
? WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE PEOPLE
TO DO WHO ARE COOPED UP IN THE
HOUSE?
BUT THE FIRST THING I WOULD SAY
IS THAT WE NEED TO DO ALL THAT
WE CAN DO TO REESTABLISH A
SENSE OF NORMALCY FOR OURSELVES
WE HAVE BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
IN TERMS OF WHAT A NORMAL DAY
LOOKS LIKE PRESS WHAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE DO EVERYTHING
THAT WE CAN TO REESTABLISH THAT
EVEN IF IT IS AS SIMPLE AS
COOKING, DOING SOME HOUSEHOLD
CHORES, TALKING WITH FRIENDS
AND FAMILY. WHATEVER IT IS THAT
MAKES US FEEL GOOD WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THOSE
THINGS.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION IS I AM
TRYING TO WORK FROM HOME, BUT
MY KIDS WANT MY ATTENTION THAT
THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE
WORKING FROM THE HOUSE AND THE
KIDS ARE HOME AND YOU ARE TRYING
TO GET WORK DONE.
HOW DO YOU BALANCE THAT?
>> THAT IS AN EXCELLENT
QUESTION AS WELL. ANY LEVEL OF
BALANCE IS GOING TO BE VERY
IMPORTANT AND CERTAINLY IF YOU
HAVE TO WORK FROM HOME THE
FIRST THING IS YOU WILL HAVE TO
MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR
JOB.
I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE BALANCE.
A SENSE OF HOW MUCH TIME YOU
SPEND WITH YOUR CHILD OR YOUR
CHILDREN IS SOMETHING WE HAVE
TO BE CONSCIOUS OF.
SO AT SUNSET OF A BREAK IN THE
DAY HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU ALLOCATE TIME TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE BEING
ATTENDED TO AS WELL AS WELL AS
YOUR SPOUSE. THAT IS IMPORTANT
AS WELL.
>> THIS IS IN THE SAME GENRE.
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AT HOME
LET'S SAY THE ADULTS. I HAVE
GONE ON WATCH WAX AND WATCH MY
TV SHOW AND THE KIDS ARE
LOOKING FOR THINGS TO DO.
HOW DO YOU PRESERVE THE FAMILY
DYNAMIC?
>> I REALLY WANT TO PROMOTE FOR
EVERYONE THE IDEA OF BEING
CREATIVE AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE
BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN ONCE
AGAIN AND YOU HAVE TO GET
CREATIVE. WE CAN COME UP WITH
WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN BUST OUT
THE OLD TABLE GAMES. WE CAN
CERTAINLY CREATE A TREASURE
HUNT FOR THE FAMILY.
WE COULD EVEN DO SOME VACATION
PLANNING AT THAT TIME EVEN IF
THAT IS GOING ON A VIRTUAL
VACATION. THERE'S A LOT OF
THINGS THAT WE CAN DO, BUT WE
HAVE TO BE CREATIVE AND HOPE
THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY THING
THAT WE WILL GET OUT OF BUT
BEING CREATIVE IS CERTAINLY
IMPORTANT TO EXPECT PLUS THE
KIDS CAN GO OUTSIDE.
THEY CAN GO IN THE BACKYARD AND
GO FOR A WALK WITH THE DOG SO
IT IS NOT JUST BEING CONFINED.
THEY CAN DO SOME THINGS. ALL
RIGHT. HERE IS ANOTHER ONE FROM
SOMEONE.
I CANNOT SLEEP WITH ALL OF THIS
GOING ON. HOW CAN I GET ONE
NIGHT OF PEACEFUL REST?
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PEOPLE?
MOST PEOPLE ARE STRESSED OUT
ABOUT THEIR JOB AND FINANCES.
THEY JUST WANT SOMETHING TO
HANG ONTO THAT IS POSITIVE HERE
.
>> THE FIRST THING THAT WE HAVE
TO REALIZE IS THAT WE ARE IN A
STATE OF ABNORMALITY.
THIS IS AN UNCERTAIN TIME FOR
US ALL.
THERE IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF
STRESS THAT WE ALL HAVE TO
ENDURE. SO REALLY I WHICH IS:
EVERYONE TO CALL ON THEIR OWN
PERSONAL RESILIENCY AND
UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WILL
NOT BE YOUR NORMAL EVERYDAY
NIGHT.
SOME LEVEL OF NOT BEEN ABLE TO
GET THAT ENTIRE RESTFUL NIGHTS
SLEEP IS KIND OF EXPECTED.
WHATEVER MAKES US RELAX AT THE
END OF THE NIGHT WE WANT TO
CALL IN THAT EXAMPLE PEOPLE
LIKE MEDITATION AND SOME PEOPLE
LIKE WARM TEA. WHATEVER IT IS
THAT WORKS FOR YOU, YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU
DO AS MUCH OF THAT AS YOU CAN.
>> OUR NEXT QUESTION CIRCLES
BACK TO HAVING THE KIDS AROUND
24/7.
WHAT CAN I DO TO KEEP MYSELF
FROM LOSING MY MIND?
AND EVERYBODY HAS A PRETTY HIGH
LEVEL OF STRESS RIGHT NOW ABOUT
THIS WHOLE THING. NOT ONLY AM I
GOING TO GET SICK AND THE WIFE
AND THE KIDS.
LOSS OF JOB AND LOSS OF MONEY.
WHAT IS THE BIGGER PICTURE?
I FIND THIS WORKS SOMETIMES BUT
NOT ALL THE TIME.
SPOKE ONCE AGAIN I THINK IT IS
A VERY HARD CONCEPT TO GRASP,
BUT WE ARE REALLY IN A STATE
RIGHT NOW THAT IS SO DIFFERENT
THAN OUR EVERYDAY SITUATION.
EVERYONE IS REALLY ENDURING A
DAILY AMBIGUOUS SITUATION. THAT
IS REALLY TOUGH. IF WE EXPECT
THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE IN THIS
UNCERTAIN TIME AND COME UP
EMOTIONALLY NORMAL WE ARE FOR
FAILURE THE SO WE NEED TO ENTER
THIS TIME AS BEST WE CAN
CALLING UPON FAMILY AND FRIENDS
AND MAKING SURE WE ARE DOING
THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE THAT
MAKE US FEEL PRODUCTIVE AND
SOME SENSE OF NORMALCY IS ABOUT
ALL WE CAN DO.
IN TERMS OF SLEEP, YOUR SLEEP
IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT
AFFECTED.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE DO THE
THINGS THAT RELAX US TO GET A
SENSE OF THAT.
>> AND EVERYBODY IS DIFFERENT.
HOT TEA MIGHT WORK OR HOT
CHOCOLATE OR BREAKING THE CYCLE
OF SLEEPLESSNESS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. OUTLAW .