Lessen Negative Behaviors

HoganBruen advises people to lessen their negative behaviors. These behaviors include excessive intake of alcohol and overeating. Instead, people are advised to implement coping skills that have worked previously in similar circumstances.

She asks people to Focus on the things that make them feel better with the limited resources they currently have. Things like this will help improve a person's mental health.

She also advised about getting social support by contacting friends and family online. Reaching out to people and creating new communities also helps improve one's mental health.

The Chairperson of the Committee on the Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster of the American Psychiatric Association Joshua Morganstein expressed his support to Gordon's view that, normally, people tend to feel stressed during the current situation of their environment.

Sharing Solutions and Problems to Improve Mental Health

According to Morganstein, it is relevant to know that the majority of the people who are currently experiencing difficulties will do well in the future.

Finding people to share solutions to problems will help people stay connected. These help people get through the difficulties in life they are going through.