How Can I Help My Family Get Back To “Normal” During This Shutdown?
Shutdowns are an unexpected crisis anda highly stressful financial event. Sudden unemployment, loss of income, or not having enough medical coverage to pay the copayment is a helpless feeling. It may take months to perhaps even a year for everyone to feel that things are financially and emotionally back to “normal.” (Which many experts refer to as the “New Normal”) The actual psychological impact of the Shutdown will vary widely between people based on factors like- age, their previous experiences with natural shutdownrecovery and most significantly how much stress they already had in their life before the Shutdown. The more stress someone had in their life prior to the Shutdown, the longer it takes to recover, and with the additional stress of daily life coupled with the rise of unexpected expenses, personal pressure levels can quickly increase. Here are some immediate ways to restore order back into your life after the chaos and confusion that can follow ...