I Feel Like The Pandemic Will Never End

Hi,

I know it’s been two years, but we’re still in the pandemic. Based on what I’m hearing about the cases rising again and my friend got COVID, but got better thankfully, I feel like this pandemic never end. I’m beginning it’s going to last forever, but I don’t believe what I said. I’m having a hard time coping during the pandemic because of my autism. I want this pandemic to end so we can back to normal, but I’m feeling like it’s not going to happen and it makes me feel doom and gloom from time to time. I was doing better since everything is slowly back to normal, but I’ve heard COVID 19 is going to last forever, and it’s going to be hard for me. I do need to talk to my therapist about this when I get to see him. I’m trying to have faith and hope, but the news and experts always get me down. I wish the pandemic ends already.

[Blueruth]

So first…nobody knows. Eventually mutations mutate themselves away. We just have no way of knowing. That said…we are experiencing big shifts in global temperatures. Expect more. Again…when and where and did we learn anything…those are all questions. Are you immune compromised? If not and you are vaccinated you can get back to normal. What that looks like is thinking about on the same risk level as the flu. You can die from the flu too but you probably never stayed at home to avoid it. If you are I don’t know your specifics of course but you can probably be social outside. That is the safest place to be. It’s nicer now. What about getting together with friends for walks? Or meeting at an outdoor cafe?

[Hidden in reply to Blueruth]

I’m already been vaccinated.

[Blueruth in reply to Hidden]

Honestly I think you can relax unless you have some sort of serious immune compromised illness. People do get it but it is on the level of annoyance rather than something to be totally worried about. If you are still unable to get past it know that CO has one of the lowest per capita death rates despite less restrictions (mandates were per county). Why... the believe that it is because of the heavy emphasis on being outside. That is the culture anyway so pretty easy to achieve. So maybe use that knowledge and go outside... meet with your friends... go to an outdoor market. take a nap in the sun. It's spring. It does incredible good too.

[fauxartist]

I think it's going to be like the flu... it just keeps changing and will become part of life. But it's not the flu either... the Long Covid hasn't even begun to show the extent of damage or any cures for that either, and for me... it's much more devastating. We have a 'New Normal' now... living with Covid, it's become a wild fire out of control... and it's not ideal... it's difficult... but burying your head in the sand and pretending the virus is gone isn't such a good idea either. You just have to take care of you... nobody else seems to care anymore... and just because people are tired of dealing with Covid, doesn't mean its gone... it could come back and bite them in the arse. Just look at Shanghai today.

[Writer_40]

My husband and I are both high risk and my anxiety is exacerbated by the pandemic (and this push to "new normal" makes it so much worse.) Honestly, if everyone wore masks indoors and just accepted that as the new normal my anxiety wouldn't be so bad right now. I've talked to a couple of therapists and they've both explained that you can't therapy your way out of the fact that the world seems to think you should die so they can go to the movies and eat at Chilis indoors, which is honest but ultimately unhelpful.