I believe that the 5 Stages of Grief align with a lot of our responses to living indoors through the pandemic.
The stages are denial anger bargaining depression acceptance.
I’ve seen or heard no one else talk about these responses to grief.
For one the coronavirus is not a person. Yet it’s okay to have anger that the pandemic has disrupted your life.
A trouper like I am can be in denial about the effect sheltering in place has had on you.
Even while not in a clinical depression it’s also tempting to wear your pajamas all day during this extraordinary time when you’re home.
So like I said the 5 Stages of Grief could come into play.
I live in New York City which is the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S.
My city will not reopen until June and this might be in late June.
I have empathy for anyone whose recovery has been impacted while living through the coronavirus outbreak.
It isn’t easy–to know that you are not alone can help you feel better about how you’re coping.
In coming blog entries I’ll give some tactics I’ve been using to power through.
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