Enlightened Living

Mindfulness practice in everyday life.

Michael J. Formica, MS, MA, EdM is a psychotherapist, social scientist, and educator in Westport CT. He is an Initiate in the Shankya Yoga lineage. See full bio

April 9, 2009, Health

Comments on "NY Times: Recession Anxiety Seeps Into Everyday Lives"

NY Times: Recession Anxiety Seeps Into Everyday Lives

By Michael J. Formica on April 9, 2009 in Enlightened Living

Given the rise in I have seen in situations and conditions directly related to the current economic crisis in my own practice, I found this article timely, interesting and worthy of sharing...

By PAM BELLUCK
Published: April 8, 2009

Anne Hubbard has not lost her job, house or savings, and she and her husband have always been conservative with money.

But a few months ago, Ms. Hubbard, a graphic designer in Cambridge, Mass., began having panic attacks over the economy, struggling to breathe and seeing vivid visions of "losing everything," she said.

You are what you watch/read.

Submitted by Anonymous on April 9, 2009 - 7:43am.

My prescription for these anxieties... Turn off the news, and go play with your kids, pets, friends, etc. Articles like this add to the chaos. There was very little on how to manage stress in this article. I felt like this article was extremely sensational as is the case with the majority of articles and media reports. The fact that many cases sited were people who were not directly related, they still had a job, they were living in an area that was still doing well, they still had their savings, they had family to rely on, etc., yet they were incapacitated at times due to anxiety, proves my point. The best thing for our mental health right now, would be to turn off the sensationalizing media!!!