I’ve had many calls this week. More than any week – ever. This is a crazy scary time.
Here’s what it’s been like:
Most people are scared.
Most don’t know how to do their jobs from home.
Or how to structure their day.
Or be productive from home.
Some haven’t seen sunlight because they’ve been buried in essential work.
Others have been glued to their laptop trying to look busy when they’re actually not (I call this stress emailing).
Some have had nothing to do at all and have taken advantage of doing laundry, cleaning, or just taking a much needed break.
A lot of people are navigating this new normal, in an apartment that was formerly just a place to sleep, now has become the only place they can go…
Others have tried to navigate being around a roommate, a boyfriend or a girlfriend, more than ever before, and more than ever planned.
People are worried about their parents and grandparents.
They are fighting with older generations to stay the F inside.
And sometimes failing.
Everyone is struggling. Somehow. In some way.
But life doesn’t stop because we’re in a pandemic.
And neither does your feelings.
This week, I’ve had to remind people over and over again, it is okay to feel whatever you want to feel.
You can be overwhelmed about the pandemic.
And your job.
Or loss of job.
It is also okay to mad at your ex-boyfriend.
Or boyfriend (or girlfriend)
Or your roommate.
Or the fact that while you have a job, you are now stuck in it longer than you ever wanted to be.
We are al in this together.
It’s okay to make decisions that are best for you.
Or to not even know what to decide.
You are not alone.
My job right now is to put everything I know on the table and help as many people as I can. This week, I’ve offered myself up to anyone struggling that needs to talk. I will do the same next week, and for the duration of the pandemic. I am here.
