Dr. Ethan Cross

Typically when we get text messages along these lines, the reason is given. Snow, really cold temperatures, et cetera. And so I kept on replaying it and I ended up realizing that I wasn't getting back to bed.

Typically when we get text messages along these lines, the reason is given. Snow, really cold temperatures, et cetera. And so I kept on replaying it and I ended up realizing that I wasn't getting back to bed.

Typically when we get text messages along these lines, the reason is given. Snow, really cold temperatures, et cetera. And so I kept on replaying it and I ended up realizing that I wasn't getting back to bed.

So I went downstairs and a few minutes later, I find out from a message from another parent that the reason school was being canceled was because a credible threat was made to the school, a threat to do really bad, harmful things. And this is a parent's worst nightmare to have to entertain these kinds of possibilities.

So I went downstairs and a few minutes later, I find out from a message from another parent that the reason school was being canceled was because a credible threat was made to the school, a threat to do really bad, harmful things. And this is a parent's worst nightmare to have to entertain these kinds of possibilities.

So I went downstairs and a few minutes later, I find out from a message from another parent that the reason school was being canceled was because a credible threat was made to the school, a threat to do really bad, harmful things. And this is a parent's worst nightmare to have to entertain these kinds of possibilities.

And the emails began to fly or the text messages back and forth between some of the other parents about what was going on. And it was very easy to see tensions beginning to escalate. And the moment I began to notice myself beginning to spiral, I instantly implemented some of the tools that we're talking about. The first thing I did is I broadened my perspective.

And the emails began to fly or the text messages back and forth between some of the other parents about what was going on. And it was very easy to see tensions beginning to escalate. And the moment I began to notice myself beginning to spiral, I instantly implemented some of the tools that we're talking about. The first thing I did is I broadened my perspective.

And the emails began to fly or the text messages back and forth between some of the other parents about what was going on. And it was very easy to see tensions beginning to escalate. And the moment I began to notice myself beginning to spiral, I instantly implemented some of the tools that we're talking about. The first thing I did is I broadened my perspective.

I tried to look at the bigger picture here. I used distance self-talk to help me do it. I said to myself, the school and law enforcement agencies are investigating things. I don't have to worry about this right now. I also leaned into strategic avoidance. I recognized that there was nothing I could possibly do in this situation personally to resolve it. So I leaned hard into my work.

I tried to look at the bigger picture here. I used distance self-talk to help me do it. I said to myself, the school and law enforcement agencies are investigating things. I don't have to worry about this right now. I also leaned into strategic avoidance. I recognized that there was nothing I could possibly do in this situation personally to resolve it. So I leaned hard into my work.

I tried to look at the bigger picture here. I used distance self-talk to help me do it. I said to myself, the school and law enforcement agencies are investigating things. I don't have to worry about this right now. I also leaned into strategic avoidance. I recognized that there was nothing I could possibly do in this situation personally to resolve it. So I leaned hard into my work.

I also went for a walk in the Arboretum near my house. And that further helped me rest and restore. And I also tapped into my advisory board. I spoke to someone in my network who had some experience dealing with these kinds of circumstances, and they were really helpful for further helping me look at that bigger picture and recognize the circumstances I was facing.

I also went for a walk in the Arboretum near my house. And that further helped me rest and restore. And I also tapped into my advisory board. I spoke to someone in my network who had some experience dealing with these kinds of circumstances, and they were really helpful for further helping me look at that bigger picture and recognize the circumstances I was facing.

I also went for a walk in the Arboretum near my house. And that further helped me rest and restore. And I also tapped into my advisory board. I spoke to someone in my network who had some experience dealing with these kinds of circumstances, and they were really helpful for further helping me look at that bigger picture and recognize the circumstances I was facing.

Now, engaging in those different tools did not make this problem go away. Fortunately, it did go away. They caught the person who sent the threat and nothing bad happened. What using those tools allowed me to do was keep my anxiety about this issue at a reasonable level of activation. This was an important situation that I did want to be focused on and keeping eyes on.

Now, engaging in those different tools did not make this problem go away. Fortunately, it did go away. They caught the person who sent the threat and nothing bad happened. What using those tools allowed me to do was keep my anxiety about this issue at a reasonable level of activation. This was an important situation that I did want to be focused on and keeping eyes on.

Now, engaging in those different tools did not make this problem go away. Fortunately, it did go away. They caught the person who sent the threat and nothing bad happened. What using those tools allowed me to do was keep my anxiety about this issue at a reasonable level of activation. This was an important situation that I did want to be focused on and keeping eyes on.

But what those tools allowed me to do was keep the emotions from metastasizing in ways that prevented me from doing anything else that day and feeling miserable as well.

But what those tools allowed me to do was keep the emotions from metastasizing in ways that prevented me from doing anything else that day and feeling miserable as well.