I’m Bernie Sanders and I approved this message. BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS
WE’RE LIVING IN A CANCEL
EVERYTHING SOCIAL CULTURE.
YOUR EMAIL INBOX IS FILLED WITH
CANCELLATIONS
CANCELED CONCERTS CANCELED
SPORTING EVENTS CANCELED
CLASSES. DON’T GO OUT TO
RESTAURANTS MAINTAIN THE SOCIAL
DISTANCE OF
6 FEET. THEN THERE’S THE WORRY
ABOUT THE DISTANCE OUR
INVESTMENTS ARE FALLING.
WHAT IMPACT IS ALL THAT SOCIAL
DISTANCING HAVE ON OUR MENTAL
HEALTH. DOCTOR TRACY ALLOWAY A
PSYCHOLOGIST WITH YOU IN HALF
JOINS US ONCE AGAIN HERE ON THE
MORNING SHOW SO WHAT IMPACT
DOES IT HAVE ON
OUR LIVES. BRUCE IT CAN HAVE A
HUGE IMPACT THE FIRST THING
THAT AFFECTS IS A HORMONE
CALLED OXYTOCIN.
>> AND OXYTOCIN IS A BONDING
HORMONE. IT’S ONE OF THE FIRST
THINGS TO BE RELEASED BETWEEN A
MOTHER AND AN INFANT AND SO
CRITICAL TO A
SOCIAL CONNECTION. SO I THINK
IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE REALIZE
THAT WE COULD REALLY
BE AFFECTED.
>> FROM AN EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL
HEALTH STANDPOINT AS WELL AND
THE REALITY IS THAT WE ARE
HARD-WIRED TO NEED
EACH OTHER THAT THERE ARE WAYS
TO COMPENSATE WHEN WE HAVE TO
SOCIAL DISTANCE. ABSOLUTELY BY
IN MY TED TALK I TALK SOCIAL
MEDIA AND THE BENEFITS OF THAT
CAN HAVE JUST ENGAGING IN SOCIAL MEDIA CAN EMPATHY LEVELS OTHER RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT
OXYTOCIN LEVELS CAN
ACTUALLY SPIKE SIMPLY BY
TWEETING SENDING MESSAGES AND
SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT CAN ALSO
REDUCE A CODE ISIL WHICH IS A
STRESS LEVEL WHICH IS KIND OF
IRONIC BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW
MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR
DO WE SAY TO OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW
WHAT DON’T SENT SPENT SO MUCH
TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TALK
DON’T TWEET BUT WHEN YOU DON’T
HAVE THAT KIND OF PHYSICAL
ACCESS. IT IS OK TO DO THAT SO
SO BASICALLY MAYBE WE
SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE
THINGS WE
CAN DO AS OPPOSED TO THE THINGS
WE CAN’T DO IT THIS TIME AND I
LOVE THE PERSPECTIVE AND THE
FIRST THING TO REALIZE IS THAT
SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTIONS.
ACTUALLY MIMIC REAL LIFE
INTERACTIONS AS BRAIN PROCESSES
THAT AS EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS
EQUALLY CONNECTING AND
EQUALLY MEANINGFUL OF THE
THINGS WE CAN DO IF YOU’RE A
DOG LOVER OR DOG OWNER RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT PETTING YOUR DOG
ALSO RELEASES OXYTOCIN WHICH IS
THAT SOCIAL BONDING HORMONE
AGAIN
I’M WRITING ANOTHER STUDY FOUND
THAT EXPRESSIVE FIGHTING IS A
GREAT WAY FOR US TO GET OUT OF
STRESS AND CAN ALSO RAZOR
LEVELS OF OXYTOCIN AND FOR
FAMILIES YOU KNOW WHO OFTEN SAY
YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE A HARD
TIME COMMUNICATING WITH MY KIDS
MAYBE IT’S A TIME TO OPEN THAT
LINE OF COMMUNICATION AND PAT
TALK THAT’S RIGHT AND NOT JUST
TALK BUT AGAIN STUDY SHOW THAT
BY REALLY ATTENDING NOT JUST
SAYING THAT’S
NICE DEAR BUT PAYING FULL
ATTENTION WHAT THE ICING TO ONE
OF THE BODY LANGUAGE SAYING TO
YOU AND GIVING THEM AT FULL
ATTENTION ALSO RELEASES
OXYTOCIN AND FOR THOSE OF US
WHO HAVE. YOU KNOW FAMILIES WHO
HAVE SENIORS WHO ARE IN NURSING
HOMES. YOU KNOW WE SAY OH THEY
CAN’T HARNESS
TECH ACTUALLY THEY CAN MY
NEPHEW TAUGHT MY DAD WHO IS
89 YEARS OLD HOW TO USE GOOGLE
DUO AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU
KNOW HE KNOWS HOW TO FACE TIME
WITH US OR OR WITH US AT AND
THAT HELPS THEM I FEEL ISOLATED
THAT’S RIGHT. THAT’S RIGHT.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT
AND THERE’S LOTS OF RESEARCH
LONG TO TO THE HUGE CROSS
STUDIES WITH THOUSANDS OVER 65
YEAR OLDS AND HAVE FOUND THAT
THE MORE SOCIALLY CONNECTED.
THEY ARE EVEN DISH ITALY.
THE BETTER THEY OFFER HEALTH
OUTCOMES PHYSICAL HOW COME
COMES AS WELL IT MEANT TO
HELP COME IF SOMEBODY STARTS
GETTING DEPRESSED OR ANXIETY
OVERWHELMS THEM. HOW DO YOU
HELP THEM COMPENSATE.
I THINK THE FIRST THING TO DO
IS TO GET ONLINE SEND A MESSAGE
TO A FENCE AND A TEXT THEY HAD
GIVEN A FEW MINUTES CAN WE FACE
TIME CAN WE SKYPE CAN WE GOOGLE
DUO. I JUST NEED TO SEE YOU IN
PERSON AND JUST DON’T BE DON’T
HOLD BACK JUST FROM REACHING
OUT TO ACTUALLY HAVE A LOOK AT
THAT
PERSON DIGITALLY. I FOUND SOME
RULES ON LINE THAT REALLY
TOUCHED ME AND THE FIRST ONE
WAS IT’S OK TO EMBRACE THE
ANXIETY BUT SEAN THE
WE THINK ABOUT THAT I THINK
THAT’S GREAT, YOU KNOW WE
UNDERESTIMATE SOMETIMES WHAT
STRESS CAN DO.
IT CAN HAVE A HUGE PHYSICAL
TOLL ON US AS WELL AS THE
MENTAL TOLL, AND SO THAT PANIC
FEEDS INTO THAT. I KNOW WE’VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT TOILET PAPER
AND MEAT AND THAT’S THE
SCARCITY PRINCIPAL IN ESSENCE
IDEA THAT WE HAD THIS
MISPERCEPTION THAT EVERYTHING
IS GOING TO RUN OUT AND IT JUST
FEEDS ARE STRESS. SO REALLY
I LOVE YOUR PERSPECTIVE BOOST
TO SHIFT THAT FOCUS ON WHAT CAN
WE DO.
MAYBE IT’S COOK A MEAL WITH
YOUR FAMILY AND SIT DOWN PLAY A
GAME
WITH THEM ACTUALLY ENGAGE AND
HAVE THAT CONNECTION WERE YOU
PAYING ATTENTION TO THEM
AND ALSO HAVE CORONAVIRUS FREE
CONVERSATION DON’T LET IT
DOMINATE EXACTLY EXACTLY AND
MAYBE REACH OUT TO OTHERS TO
REMIND US OF OUR
OUR SHARED HUMANITY IS THE TIME
THAT HUMANITY IS IMPORTANT
AND IF YOU’RE THE KIND OF
PERSON THAT NEEDS TO GET
OUTSIDE TO WALKING IS ANOTHER
GREAT WAY YOU KNOW.
THE STREETS ARE EMPTY THE PARKS
ARE EMPTY SO IF YOU’RE WORRIED
ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING.
GO FOR A WALK AND THAT IMPROVES
OUR OXYTOCIN LEVELS TO WALK AND
CALL A FAN YOU GOT THAT ONE
RIGHT THERE AND YOU’VE GOT
MUSIC YOU’VE GOT AREN’T THERE
OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN
TO HIS LOSS OF GRE THINGS ALL