Strategies to cope with anxiety as daily life is turned upside down

It happened so fast. Our minds are reeling as we try to cope with a shocking new reality that upended the way we live our lives. But there are many small, manageable things we can do to keep from being overwhelmed by anxiety, fear, loneliness, loss and other difficult feelings.

“The first part is to begin to slowly accept reality, that this is, in fact, what’s going on,” said psychologist Dr. Mare...