The recent pandemic and related life-style changes and lock-down orders have generated a wide range of responses. On the plus side, many of us have suddenly had time at home that we’d often dreamed of: Time to spend with family, for outdoors activity like gardening or walking, or to get back to basics like cooking, sewing and building. Unfortunately, there has also been a significant downside for many, even when the illness itself isn’t present: Loss of daily structure, job loss or temporary layoff – how are the bills going to get paid? Can I find another job? Will I lose my home? How will I buy groceries? What if I get sick? What if my loved ones get sick? And of course: The kids are driving me crazy! My spouse is driving me crazy!
For people already challenged with trauma, anxiety issues, stress, etc., reactions range from “Well, I never really went out much anyway” to truly unbearable levels of upset and suffering.
