I remember the first time I heard the word “diet.” I was about 7 years old. We had just had lunch with my mother and my grandparents at a local sandwich shop. After the meal, my brother and I were treated to “The Big Chipper” -- a humongous chocolate chip cookie. I remember sitting in the back seat of my grandparent’s Chevy Surburban happily enjoying my cookie, as it was pretty rare for us to go out to eat in those days, let alone get dessert. I was chewing away, swinging my feet to the music when all of a sudden I became aware that the adults were talking about me. My mother turned in her seat to look at me and said: “You are going on a diet!”
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True confession time. I like to shop. I like to shop a lot, especially online. My husband good-naturedly commiserates with friends and coworkers about the size and amount of boxes from Amazon Prime left out for the recycling bin on a daily basis. I know I’m not alone as the latest statistics indicate nearly 75 percent of people shop online at least once a month. While I’ve been shopping online for years now, the COVID-19 pandemic has only furthered my love of online browsing for all manner of things since everyone’s activities have been limited to slow the spread of the virus. In fact, COVID-19 has resulted in a 6 to 10 percentage points across most product categories. That is a whole lot of shopping -- nationally and internationally as the internet makes buying goods from around the world as easy as clicking a few buttons.
In my clinical practice, I often work with people who are experiencing a crisis. Crisis comes in many forms -- losing your job, a fight with a spouse, a car accident, or a global pandemic. In all different types of crisis situations, which are typically unforeseen, cause significant distress, and require some sort of immediate decision or action, our emotions can be pushed to the limit. It is in these situations that we are faced with making a split second decision, and sometimes we make choices that make the situation worse instead of better.
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AuthorDr. Kim Guarascio, PhD is a New York State Licensed Psychologist who has been providing treatment for teens, young adults and adults for nearly 20 years in Central New York. The focus of her professional career has been centered on the empowerment of women, particularly those who have experienced trauma and abuse. Archives
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