Impact of wildfires affecting residents’ mental health, therapists say

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Mental health experts say the fear and uncertainty that comes with wildfires can cause long-term psychological impact on residents.

in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Today she lives in Klamath Falls, Oregon, a small city about 280 miles south of Portland that has seen frequent, low-intensity fires over the years. While her current exposure has been mild, when she smells smoke in the air or simply sees ashy skies, it pulls her back.

Many of her clients were previously victims of the 2018 Camp Fire, a deadly and damaging California fire that took nearly 90 lives. Lisa Lovelace, a therapist and owner of Synergy eTherapy, an online group practice that offers mental health counseling to residents in 17 states, said over the past few months her practice has gone from 13 to 15 clinicians to handle the stress burden and influx of new clients. Lovelace has been a licensed clinician since 2007 and running this practice for about four years.

Lovelace’s colleagues aren’t the only mental health experts who have been experiencing this wildfire anxiety firsthand.

 

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Duh.

Like what slavery, Jim crow, and crack has done to black people?

Beware false idols with soaring things Weary of the cautious crowd All the pins that we pity Stabbing the childs soul. Petrified god and conscious decision Throat giving it a dream Blacklist the girls well brother Plug Vincent's field withbodies of birds. And burn all the stone.

Life causes long-term psychological impacts on everyone always.

Media's overuse of 'experts' in headlines should be penalized.

👤✋vote of political conscience for environmental politicians engaged in the health of the planet, also helps

No duh.

You also have elevated cases/long term issues when democrats allow mobs to freely burn down swathes of their own cities with 0 consequence in order to maybe steal an election from a duly elected President.

BREAKING NEWS: being forced into catastrophic events can cause long-term psychological impact. More at 11.

In other news, DUH.

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WELL INSURANCE WILL BUY YOU A MOTOR HOME? Guess we all gonna live like nomads before to long so?

The fear and uncertainty of the dark, fear media can probably cause long-term psychological impact on readers and viewers. 👮‍♂️🗽🇺🇸

“Mental health experts say the fact that this country leaves you to die at pretty much every turn despite being the richest nation on earth can leave long-term psychological impact on everyone.” There, fixed it. Revolt is around the corner.

Well no shit genius, did you take a mental health poll. 😂

Hurrah well ie the Gulf Coast 2020

No shit.

this but with COVID too....

Living under trump has the same impact. Everyday it’s some new low or bullshit or huge bullshit. TrumpIsANationalDisgrace

...but their is no evidence to support the president’s belief that lock downs and COVID have their own mental dangers.

Yep. People need them so badly, but there isn’t so many, and they are very expensive, and education as well. Also there is to many mistakes in DSM.

If only there was some way a president could learn about covid without actually having to catch it himself.

EmilyMaherTV Thanks for the info , but your story is a little late for Butte County, CA

Seems obvious? Let's do something that actually helps? 750dollars

Do China virus shutdowns

The hypocrite JoeBiden still wants to intervene in the Amazon, he cannot see a fire under his own nose.

What about tons of sulfur from the vents that exhale daily....are those safe.

maybe talk to the arsonists who set the fires?

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Dang it’s almost as if we had a word for that already...........“trauma”

Developers buy scorched acres cheep, build and sell new houses. 20 years later, those houses burn, rinse and repeat. No need for fire brakes or clear cutting. 😎 $$$

not sure it’s the wildfires.

Democrat rule is predictable...

Can't even imagine. My heart goes out to everyone affected

You need to be an expert to know that?

So stop setting fires

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