It starts the minute we wake up: “What catastrophic/once-in-a-lifetime news item will greet me today?”
Our challenge now is to conserve energy. Our energy reserves are depleted, with none of the usual strategies to replenish available to us. We limit our social interaction to protect against a virus and this leaves us fatigued in spiritual and emotional ways.
“You don’t always need to process this!” says the therapist. Sometimes, deciding to turn away from information reflects a value of rest and restoration rather than an avoidance of fact.