Although I'm two months late, it is still hard in June. It's hard being alone and working on your own. Thank you for sharing that it's okay to not be okay. Trying to put on a brave face is hard. I'm praying you're doing okay and staying safe. ❤️
Hi, Max. It has been a long time since I've seen you. I want you to know that I hear you, Max. I started a COVID-19 diary to get my angst out on paper. You are not alone. Last Friday was a bad day for me even though I have been keeping busy and working from home. But I told my boss I had to shut it down and watch a comedy show; anything to make me laugh. I also agree; you have to take a break from the news for your/our sanity. Hang in there, my friend.
Hi Paula! It's so nice to hear from you. You brought up something really important, which is the emotional wall many of us put up when we're at work, feeling like it has to be business-as-usual with no room for expressing our anxieties about what's going on. I personally have felt hesitant to express these feelings to co-workers or my boss because I've internalized this sense of guilt over remaining employed when so many others are getting laid off, like I just need to shut up and be grateful. But, of course, that's not the right perspective; we're all entitled to grieve and feel what we're feeling, even if that means stepping away from work for an hour to just catch our breath and get centered.
Although I'm two months late, it is still hard in June. It's hard being alone and working on your own. Thank you for sharing that it's okay to not be okay. Trying to put on a brave face is hard. I'm praying you're doing okay and staying safe. ❤️
Thank you! Things are not quite as intense now, but I still allow myself to feel whatever I'm feeling.
It’s OK to not be OK. A message I desperately and unknowingly needed to hear tonight. Thank you, Max. Sending a big Virtual hug your way, my friend.
Thank you Katie! I'm really touched to hear that.
Thanks for sharing what we are all feeling at times. We are living through a kind of war, and it is devastating for those who have to suffer alone :(
Thank you, Dennis; it's comforting to know we're all experiencing similar things.
Hi, Max. It has been a long time since I've seen you. I want you to know that I hear you, Max. I started a COVID-19 diary to get my angst out on paper. You are not alone. Last Friday was a bad day for me even though I have been keeping busy and working from home. But I told my boss I had to shut it down and watch a comedy show; anything to make me laugh. I also agree; you have to take a break from the news for your/our sanity. Hang in there, my friend.
Hi Paula! It's so nice to hear from you. You brought up something really important, which is the emotional wall many of us put up when we're at work, feeling like it has to be business-as-usual with no room for expressing our anxieties about what's going on. I personally have felt hesitant to express these feelings to co-workers or my boss because I've internalized this sense of guilt over remaining employed when so many others are getting laid off, like I just need to shut up and be grateful. But, of course, that's not the right perspective; we're all entitled to grieve and feel what we're feeling, even if that means stepping away from work for an hour to just catch our breath and get centered.