I've decided that grief is the word that I need to describe the "funk" that I've been stuck in since this COVID 19 necessitated a new norm. I just have a difficult time motivating myself to do anything productive. I experience maybe some sadness, but more pessimission and less hope for the future.
Here's an article that I read. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/healt...ess/index.html I hope it will be helpful for me. Maybe it will also be helpful for others. Here are some of its main points:
- "Maybe you're among the most fortunate in the coronavirus crisis -- your loved ones are healthy and you're sheltering at home. Yet you still feel emotionally bulldozed by the pandemic. Those feelings of uncertainty, helplessness and exhaustion may be grief."
- Our losses might include "sense of certainty, that sense of safety, that sense of predictability", "anything we're attached to deeply: the loss of economic stability, the loss of our ability to move around freely, the ability to participate in life's milestones in person", "the sense of loss that we have for all that we thought we were secure in -- like the loss of the illusion that we're in control of our lives".
- "Guilt doesn't help grief. While it's easy to look at your situation and compare it with others who may have experienced more profound losses, judging your feelings isn't helpful in honoring them and moving through them... You can acknowledge any privilege you may have in facing this crisis while still honoring your losses."
- "Restoration and gratitude are part of grieving. Being present in our sadness is important while at the same time holding as much gratitude or joy as we can." She suggests crying and screaming are OK, as are dancing and singing. Use humor, get enough sleep, consider exercise, meditation or a personal passion project.
- Connect with others. Virtual connection is better than nothing. Make "a short list of people you really care about and scheduling calls with them. Don't wait until you feel like calling your friend, or your mother, or your sister, because if you're one of those people who never seem to really feel up to it, that feeling is not going to dissipate."
- Have compassion for yourself. "Put activities that bring you peace and moments of happiness at the center of caring for yourself."
Here's an article that I read. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/healt...ess/index.html I hope it will be helpful for me. Maybe it will also be helpful for others. Here are some of its main points:
- "Maybe you're among the most fortunate in the coronavirus crisis -- your loved ones are healthy and you're sheltering at home. Yet you still feel emotionally bulldozed by the pandemic. Those feelings of uncertainty, helplessness and exhaustion may be grief."
- Our losses might include "sense of certainty, that sense of safety, that sense of predictability", "anything we're attached to deeply: the loss of economic stability, the loss of our ability to move around freely, the ability to participate in life's milestones in person", "the sense of loss that we have for all that we thought we were secure in -- like the loss of the illusion that we're in control of our lives".
- "Guilt doesn't help grief. While it's easy to look at your situation and compare it with others who may have experienced more profound losses, judging your feelings isn't helpful in honoring them and moving through them... You can acknowledge any privilege you may have in facing this crisis while still honoring your losses."
- "Restoration and gratitude are part of grieving. Being present in our sadness is important while at the same time holding as much gratitude or joy as we can." She suggests crying and screaming are OK, as are dancing and singing. Use humor, get enough sleep, consider exercise, meditation or a personal passion project.
- Connect with others. Virtual connection is better than nothing. Make "a short list of people you really care about and scheduling calls with them. Don't wait until you feel like calling your friend, or your mother, or your sister, because if you're one of those people who never seem to really feel up to it, that feeling is not going to dissipate."
- Have compassion for yourself. "Put activities that bring you peace and moments of happiness at the center of caring for yourself."
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