Anna Prudovski of Turning Point Psychological Services at Your Morning show talks about how to deal with anxiety around coronavirus.

“The strongest underlying mechanism of obsessive-compulsive disorder is the inability to tolerate uncertainty,” says Anna Prudovski, clinical psychologist and director of Turning Point Psychological Services.

"According to Prudovski, people without illness anxiety might experience discomfort when they read a coronavirus-related story, but they can bat the thought away."

“When anyone reads about a new disease they may question, ‘Do I have it?’ But for a person with illness anxiety they feel compelled to engage,” said Anna Prudovski.

“Many of us spend our days worrying about the future or ruminating about the past, thus, missing a great deal of what is happening in the here-and-now.”

"Non-sufferers [can] usually quickly dismiss those thoughts and continue with their day," Anna Prudovski, psychologist and clinical director of Turning Point Psychological Services, tells Bustle. "But individuals with OCD tend to take those thoughts very seriously.."

"[Distraction] is often recommended by self-help books and even by professionals," Anna Prudovski, psychologist, clinical director of Turning Point Psychological Services, tells Bustle.

"If you have social anxiety, you probably heard numerous suggestions about relaxing, practicing deep abdominal breathing and thinking positive thoughts.," Anna Prudovski, psychologist and clinical director of Turning Point Psychological Services, tells upjourney.com.