By now, you’ve probably seen the pictures of armed protestors all over the nation demanding the end of the lockdown. What you haven’t seen? The people on the opposite side of that debate: the ones really enjoying the stay-at-home lifestyle and they’re getting anxiety over the idea of quarantine coming to an end.For example:
- Robin says she was a workaholic pre-rona and now things are “easier and less stressful when there's nowhere to go.”
- Claire says the world reopening makes her feel like she’s “being forced out of [her] sacred nest” where she was safe from “social obligations or expectations.”
- And then there’s Kelsey who's concerned her new health standards won't align with her friends or coworkers and she’ll be at risk as soon as she rejoins the real world.
According to clinical psychologist Caroline Fleck,these women are far from alone in dreading the end of isolation. In fact, she says she’s had many clients “describe the odd sense of relief and stillness they've experienced since life as we know it changed.”
But since the end of all this is inevitable, she’s been recommending anyone panicking about going back outside to focusing on the present and accept life as it is, without judgment. Fleck also reminds her clients that just because things are going back to “normal,” it doesn’t mean they have to.
You can still keep all your favorite quarantine and order yourself to isolate whenever you need a break.
Source:Bustle