The introvert says: I have been practising social distancing always and find it quite normal
The extrovert says: Social distancing has taken my power away and am weakened by it. I feel awkward.
The introvert has had his whole life long made to feel awkward because he does not socialise well. We all have the need to get out of our comfort zone from time to time. The extrovert has had a free reign for most of the time. A war has started and it uses stealth on the one hand, because it is invisible, but it nevertheless is dependent on people exposing themselves to it. It is a time to head to the bunker even though it may make you uncomfortable. Like a wave, life has crests and troughs while most of life is in between. There are moments when a certain energy may take you to a new high or your energy may be sucked out, pulling you to a new low. You need to learn to understand and make the necessary adjustments for these times. Life has a two-fold approach at least – it is about you and it is about others. You will need to find the balance. In this moment of crisis, people act irresponsibly by either being too unconcerned by the situation or being in a total panic. The answer lies in between. The least you can do is to act responsibly and protect both yourselves and those around you. There are those who are a cut above and find ways to assist others in meaningful ways.
The danger is that some people will emerge from the bunker shaken. They will emerge a prisoner to negativity. The concern is that the majority of people will emerge as victims, not directly to the pandemic, but to a mind that has been conditioned. You will still need to think and to fend for yourself and your family. It is through keeping mentally fit, through having real mentors and coaches, that you can, at worst, return from this ordeal to the way you were before. This situation must not be the reason to regress for you will not have conquered the pandemic but given in to the “side-effects”. The isolation may linger now, but there are still phones to call someone, there is still skype/WhatsApp,etc for video call; there are many ways to keep strong.
Overcoming the pandemic is one things when government/s declare the situation over. It is how you emerge from your bunker that will determine what the platform will be for you going forward.
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