Surviving as an Empath During the Time of Coronavirus
iamrohit07.blogspot.com “When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting and less scary.” ~Fred Rogers If you are a human on earth at the moment, you’re likely feeling the uncertainty and anxiety of living in the time of a pandemic. It’s not something we have seen before in our lifetime, so every step is a new one, and the end is unknown and nowhere in sight. Everyone is coping in their own way. Some are fearful and anxious right now. Others insist on staying on the positive side. Still others are in denial and perhaps will feel the emotional effects later or when it hits their area. Or, more commonly it seems, we have some combination of all three at various times throughout the same day. It’s all normal. I have come to realize there is no right or wrong way to feel emotionally. Everyone is doing the best they can based on their own coping style. As a recovering people-pleaser, I used to try to talk people out of th...