GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 13, 2020 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 GULF TIMES 3 BODY & MIND COMMUNITY Dealing with shopping anxiety amidst coronavirus pandemic In this age of coronavirus, even everyday tasks such as grocery shopping have changed, with new rules replacing the routine, writes Darrell Smith loaf of bread and a can manage heightened anxiety gallon of milk, a dozen around shopping trips, particularly eggs and onto the as California begins phased checkout line. “Paper reopening, is to have a plan in place or plastic?” or fill your that helps you feel comfortable, Aown bag, then out the door. secure and as safe as possible.” It used to be so simple, the quick That could mean a quick run to the supermarket. checklist of the things that trigger Now, in this age of coronavirus, anxiety at the store and how to even everyday tasks such as grocery navigate them, Joyner said. shopping have changed, with new “Is it the people around you rules replacing the routine. without face masks? Is it the For people already grappling with crowds? Is it having to touch items anxiety, the shopping experience such as the cart?” she said. can awaken a fresh set of worries as California begins to reopen retail as Her advice: the state emerges from shutdown Be prepared with masks, gloves imposed to slow the spread of and hand sanitiser. Covid-19. Have an easy-to-reach payment “It’s a very common problem,” option to avoid fumbling through a said Peter Yellowlees, chief wellness wallet or purse after handling store director at UC Davis Health. “If items. you were anxious before Covid, this Bring a shopping list to help may make you more so.” shorten your trip through the store. Anxiety swirls around this Shop during low-traffic times virus, touching family, health, and, if, possible, find a store that finances and livelihood, and finding fits your comfort level. its way into everyday life. Your “If you feel more comfortable pre-coronavirus supermarket wearing a mask, choose a store that trip already demanded multiple requires patrons to wear masks,” decisions, with some routine, Joyner said. of where to park, large cart or Understanding the underlying basket, frozen or fresh, sale or EASY PAYMENT: Have an easy-to-reach payment option to avoid fumbling through a wallet or purse after handling trigger for the anxiety, Joyner said, favourite item, debit or cash. A store items. will help to pinpoint those fears, Cornell University study cited in directly address them and re- a Washington Post story about makes this different is how many Joyner, a licensed Sacramento-area combat anxiety: Have a plan to get establish control. shopping noted that we make more people are getting sick from it.” psychotherapist, are unanimous in through it. Forget the reusable plastic bags, than 200 food decisions a day. Takla, Yellowlees and Adriana how to tackle the supermarket and “One of the main ways that you rendered suddenly obsolete by the On top of that now, you’re trying public health crisis. Keep them to figure out where to stand in line in the trunk. Be sure to toss your and why the plastic bags seem so used wipes, gloves and trash in the sealed and how you need to stand proper waste bin. Six feet of social farther away from the shoppers distancing, please. Make room and who just licked their fingers to wear your mask. Most shoppers’ try to pry them open. Add to that faces were covered Thursday, all learning curbside retail. part of a routine quickly becoming A March poll by the American as common as the shoes-laptop- Psychiatric Association on and-belt ritual through airport Covid-19 revealed how much security. anxiety has consumed us. Meantime, a clerk outside the The association’s national poll store’s entrance sprayed down found nearly six in 10 Americans several rows of shopping carts with felt coronavirus seriously disrupted a foamy green sanitising solution their daily lives; 48% were anxious to ready them for the next wave of about contracting coronavirus; customers. while 36% – more than one in every And as department stores and three Americans – said the virus shopping malls prepare to reopen was having a serious effect on their and re-join the economy, they, too, mental health. are offering reassurances of their “There’s no one I’ve seen who is own. not impacted by Covid,” La Tanya Macy’s, Gap and Kohl’s, to name Takla, an educational psychologist three, will install Plexiglas barriers and licensed marriage and family at checkout registers, post hand- therapist based in Sacramento, said sanitiser stations throughout the Wednesday. “The fear of getting it, store, require employees monitor the inundation of it in the news, is their temperatures before the debilitating for some people. Germs report for work and wear masks on have always lived with us. What PLANNED OUT: Bring a shopping list to help shorten your trip through the store. the job. – The Sacramento Bee/TNS 4 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 13, 2020 COMMUNITY COVER STORY The great survivor ‘I had people believing me, watching out for me’, Kiara Hearn tells Nic Garcia Have I cheated death? Why am I alive? It’s the power of prayer and good intentions from all the support team around me — Kiara Hearn, coronavirus surviving engineer who already ‘ has lupus, paralysing shingles and deaf ear BACK: Hello Kitty is a favourite of Kiara Hearn’s so she bought a face mask with her on it. She was diagnosed with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Hearnspent more than a week at Parkland Memorial Hospital. She was incubated and needed a ventilator to help breathe. She is photographed at their Irving, Texas apartment complex, last month. ’ iara Hearn stood in her gasped for oxygen the entire walk the body to attack healthy tissues. have been black, according to data asked. “Why am I alive? It’s the kitchen using all of her to the front door. She was out of Earlier this year, she got more bad released by the Dallas County power of prayer and good intentions strength to slice a Gala breath by the time she reached the news: She was suffering from a Health Department on Friday. And from all the support team around apple. lobby. paralysing shingles outbreak. so far, 23% of all Covid-19 deaths me.” The 29-year-old A nurse took Hearn’s vitals and While most infected with the have been among black residents in A native of northeast Dallas, Kcouldn’t do it.