'Hard for helpers, too': Faced with their own coronavirus fears, crisis hotline counselors answer surge in calls

‘Hard for helpers, too’: Faced with their own coronavirus fears, crisis hotline counselors answer surge in calls

Other people might find comfort in churches and synagogues that are streaming their religious services online, or in yoga or meditation apps, said Dana Garfin, a psychologist and assistant adjunct professor in the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at the University of California, Irvine. Garfin, who is doing a study on the psychological effects of the COVID-19 quarantines, also recommended not getting bombarded with news. “You don’t want to not know what’s going on, but there’s a difference between checking the news once or twice, and having the TV on in the background all day,” she said.