We were on dire straits before Covid-19 came into the picture. We struggled to adapt to a new reality. Now, we have to pick up the pieces and return to some sort of normality. The forced 'gap year' might have caused more damage than it was initially thought that it would cause. For those who managed to keep their jobs, things were difficult. For those who didn't manage to keep their jobs, life has been a series of catastrophic events.
People have routines, routines that allowed to have a structure to keep themselves physically and mentally balanced. When those routines are wiped out and their disapparence comes together with worries about how they are going to be able to make a living, many people will feel that they are sinking into the abyss.
The fact that many of us now spend most of the time inside our own homes is a crucial factor. We have a lot of time to think about what worries us. For me the solutation is to spend more and more time doing creative stuff, instead of sitting passively in front of a screen. Television is an addictive drug. If you free yourself from television and spend more time exercising your brain you will have a better chance of keeping your emotional balance. Fixing and making things inside and outside the home or reading books that you didn't have the time or the inclination to read and listening to music that you enjoy are usually recommended as therapy. Make those things that are usually recommeded as therapy an intrinsic part of your daily routine.
I have got a life plan. As soon as weather allows and restrictions are easeed, I will go back to nature. Maybe a train journey to the coast to walk along the beach. Open spaces for open brains open to new ideas. It will be the time to catch up with real life.
Going back to the same old routines would be a complete waste of time. This is the time to do thing bigger and better. We owe it to ourselves and we must wait for other to deliver what we can do ourselves.
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