Drowning in Coronavirus Grief and Loss?
By: Dwight Bain, LMHC, NCC Surviving the 8 types of pandemic sadness to feel strong again Some lost loved ones. Some lost financial stability. Some lost graduations and family traditions. Some lost homes. Some lost jobs. Some lost hope. All lost something. If you feel like you are drowning in a sea of grief you are not alone. COVID-19 shattered the word ‘normal’ on March 11, 2020 when the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. Consider the numbers to understand the pain most American’s are feeling. · Over 1.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, and almost 100,000 deaths, (as of 05/24/2020) · The highest levels of unemployment since the Great Depression, with 36 million Americans filing for unemployment, (14.7% national unemployment rate) · Millions have lost their sense of normality, with social distancing and self-isolating as employees and students have b...