6 Tips For Beating Brain Fog — from Mental Health Experts
Good riddance, 2020!
If you’re like most people, you’re ready to put 2020 behind you. Fraught with economic decline, political divisiveness, racial tension, and a pandemic, it’s no wonder.
But some things — like brain fog — are harder left behind than others.
Brain Fog — what it is
“The term “brain fog” poetically describes one or more cognitive symptoms, including lack of mental clarity, forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating, and lack of focus,” says Dr. Diana Concannon, PsyD, licensed psychologist.
Concannon, Dean of the California School of Forensic Studies at Alliant International University, explains, “Brain fog…is also a common side effect of chronic stress, which is one of the reasons why it is particularly prevalent now as we collectively cope with the protracted uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing social division.”
If you’re having trouble ridding yourself of brain fog, here are six tips from mental health experts to help you beat it.
