There are two types of COVID fatigue making us restless. The first is the endless sense of tiredness, some infected people face when they never quite recover. But it’s also about facing up to the other type of COVID fatigue. That’s the sense of how much longer will we have to keep our shields up. Give me strength to continue, and so on.
These Are Unprecedented Times of Great Anxiety
The coronavirus turned our basic safety on its head. Our jobs are no longer secure even if we perform well. Our elders no longer have the certainty of being able to harvest the fruits of their labor in retirement. The great ‘what’s it all about’ syndrome threatens to engulf us in moments of denial. We know we have to face up to the other type of COVID fatigue and keep going, but how?
Academic staff at University of California in San Francisco Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences put their heads together. They decided it’s natural to feel anxiety, and even maybe waves of panic, particularly when hearing bad news. However, our anxiety is a good thing if it encourages us to take precautions, as long as this does not develop into panic.
Facing Up to the Other Type of COVID Fatigue
The team at University of California in San Francisco decided the way to fight the desire to give up, is to channel our restless energy into positive things. We should seek out, indeed create moments of shared lightness and humor. And gain inspiration from stories of hope and resilience pouring in from all over the world.
They suggest making a list of the things we can, and cannot control. And then radically accept the things we cannot change, as givens. This will release energy to focus on the things we can do. And those achievements will carry us through.
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