COVID-19 is one big lesson in
cognitive dissonance...
Or, to put it bluntly, it’s a huge mindscrew. There’s no other apt way to capture how this virus has messed with my head. At the height of the lockdown, I was anxious about the simplest necessities. After going to the grocery store, I’d lay in bed at 2 a.m. worrying if I had exposed my children to the virus and if I forgot to Clorox-wipe down that gallon of milk. Add to that the extra stress and annoyance of balancing remote work and online learning... constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop and one of us to get sick. And on the flipside, I was thoroughly enjoying the extra time with my family... Not having to commute each day gave me a few extra hours of quality time. And I felt relief that we were all so healthy, and blessed that my husband and I both still had jobs.
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