Yes, it’s STILL tough.

We are two and a half years past the start of COVID-19. Why does it still feel so hard?

Maybe you’re thinking this period of time in your life has changed you. Maybe it shaped who you once were, for better or worse.

All of that is completely valid. But why is it still so tough?

Experiencing the events of COVID-19 is something no one has ever experienced before. Especially in YOUR specific situation. Whether you were a full-time employee at your job, a high school student, a parent, in the midst of your college years, no one has ever experienced exactly what you went through. It was a life-changing and (for most people) traumatic time.

Parents had to juggle childcare while also trying to save their jobs. College students were suddenly completely isolated to their dorms after just having experienced life for, maybe, their first time ever, full-time employees were out of work for the foreseeable future.

And…everyone bought up the toilet paper.

None of us had any idea what was going on, and we didn’t know how long this was going to last. Our “normal” was pulled out from under us, and we were expected to adjust, while also experiencing big emotions that we probably weren’t sure how to manage.

You have every right to still feel the effects of that time period. Even though the world is moving back to how it once was (with the uneasy feeling of COVID-19 still around), you’re absolutely allowed to feel whatever you’re feeling.

Personally, I felt terrified of the long-term effects of COVID-19 for my child. I was uneasy about my father’s already challenged health with COVID-19 around. I was fearful for my mother who worked with patients daily. And another large part, I was worried for my clients who couldn’t come to their sessions and process all of the feelings they were experiencing as well.

We all had a variety of concerns while still trying to manage our already existing emotional challenges, life transitions, relationships, and/or traumas.

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So, yes, it’s STILL tough. You might STILL be feeling effects of everything. And, just like before, I am still here, if you need me.

Reach out, let’s process what you’ve been through.