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[quote=Anonymous]OP, thanks for writing about your feelings and I’m sorry people are being rude. I can relate a little and don’t talk about it in real life because it seems most people are fine now, and honestly seemed to handle it better during the worst of the isolation too. I am not going to argue it’s the worst thing ever but for me, I struggled badly and still don’t feel like myself. I don’t know whether it’s because of my specific circumstances (kid with SN who really really struggled during 2020-2021 and I felt like a failure for not being able to help them more), my general life long anxiety (and yes I’ve been in therapy about half my adult life) or something else. We didn’t have a pod during the pandemic and we were *really* isolated. My kids didn’t interact with almost anyone aside from our immediate family for more than 6 months, then still pretty isolated until vaccinations came out. It was miserable. I have a child who is also going into K this year and he struggled with separation anxiety and school refusal when he finally went back to daycare to the point we had to get professional help. It’s better now but it was really bad for a while. I find it hard to believe my kids are ok. That’s probably the anxiety talking and I may have to try medication again because therapy is just not doing it.

I know WAH 95 percent of the time and I dislike it. My work just doesn’t have the same in person options as before the pandemic. I feel like I should be glad because it helps me keep my kids day short but it is not great for my mental or physical health. I’ve looked into a few alternatives but they would all be remote as well. I am sure I would feel better if I did other social things but I am the primary parent and have not figured out how to fit it in. So some of the difference is my life is different now and I’m not adapting well to it. I KNOW I need to make more changes. I’m just tired and stuck sort of how you described.[/quote]

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