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3 research-based ways to cope with the uncertainties of pandemic life

  • Written by Bethany Teachman, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia
imageDon't assume that something you're uncertain about will have a terrible outcome.LWA-Dann Tardif/Stone via Getty Images

It’s 1:36 a.m. and I’ve just gotten my daughter back to sleep after she threw up violently. She has no fever, no cough, no shortness of breath, but what if…. I think it’s food poisoning and not COVID-19,...

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