Anxiety, Panic Disorder & How I’m Coping by Reading

Tam Francis
5 min readMar 23, 2020

I had been overly optimistic. I still am to a small degree. One child is distance learning the other is on campus with (so far — knock on wood), low cases of Covid-19. I try to avoid the news, but the death toll seeps into my mind. I find my anxiety level rising, especially at night. Reading more than anything has helped me cope and escape my anxiety during this COVID19 pandemic.

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Tam Francis

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