Coping Pandemic: responses to COVID-19 (archived)

coping pandemic: part VII

How are you feeling right now in the midst of a pandemic? I will say that it feels kind of unreal. I’m having a hard time processing how it affects me and how it will continue to affect me — and the people around me.  Sometimes I kind of feel hopeless — its been going…

coping pandemic: part VI

How are you feeling right now in the midst of a pandemic? So right now, obviously, I’m still paranoid going into crowded places especially because people don’t wear their masks properly — like their noses are still exposed. On subways people sit next to me although they should be social distancing. Right now, New York…

coping pandemic: part V

How are you feeling right now in the midst of a pandemic? Honestly, I feel isolated, stuck, and bloated. Every day, I try to have a “normal” schedule by waking up at 9 AM and working remotely until 5 PM. But, no matter how we try to operate things from home, it doesn’t feel okay.…

coping pandemic: part IV

How are you feeling right now in the midst of a pandemic? It all seems surreal to me. It’s strange because while my day-to-day routine has changed and I no longer meet up with my friends on weekends, my community has been fortunate to have not been as severely affected by COVID-19, so life just seems…

coping pandemic: part III

How are you feeling right now in the midst of a pandemic? That is a hard question to answer because I feel like, I guess the best word to describe it is uprooted. I feel like everything that was grounding me pre-pandemic including socializing, being able to visit my favorite local spots, going out the…

coping pandemic: part II

How are you feeling right now in the midst of a pandemic? I feel stuffy and stuck. What does your day-to-day look like as we practice social distancing? I work from home which I’m really fortunate to do. That takes most of my day. I was just telling my best friend that even scheduling your…

coping pandemic: part I

What does your day look like in the midst of COVID-19? Well, currently I’ve been trying to get up early to maintain a sense of normalcy. I wake up, check emails, which I usually don’t have any because not only is my life disrupted by the pandemic, but my colleagues and bosses’ lives have been…