I've never had covid ('To my knowledge' as Michal Baker wisely adds). Still, I know people with Long Covid and proactively fear it - mask up in supermarkets and public transport you know the drill. I test whenever I have symptoms or have spent too much time with teens or in the world. I forget that these symptoms could be symptoms of anything, that there there is more than one illness, one outcome, to fear. But I know one day I will have to fly somewhere or forget my mask or will just be in the wrong place. I'm glad you''re recovering - may you continue on that path - with a minimum of stumbling and a lot more posts.
Wow. First, I would never have suspected this from your very powerful writing. If this - and all your other posts - is how you write when your brain is ill - then you have massive reasons to love and care for yourself. The future needs you.
Secondly, I am so sorry. There is nothing worse than stumbling along in bad health. It makes me, at least, so impatient and bad tempered. All hope to you, and happy anniversary.
I've never had covid ('To my knowledge' as Michal Baker wisely adds). Still, I know people with Long Covid and proactively fear it - mask up in supermarkets and public transport you know the drill. I test whenever I have symptoms or have spent too much time with teens or in the world. I forget that these symptoms could be symptoms of anything, that there there is more than one illness, one outcome, to fear. But I know one day I will have to fly somewhere or forget my mask or will just be in the wrong place. I'm glad you''re recovering - may you continue on that path - with a minimum of stumbling and a lot more posts.
I appreciate that. ❤️
I'm so sorry you've had to go through this, thank you for expressing it so beautifully.
This is an amazing post Anna
So many layers to it!
I’ve been puzzling this weekend about our deep fear of the very idea of immanence (at least those of us raised in Eurocentric cultures)
My intuition is that it connects at some level to the all too common denial behaviour you describe?
But why? Where and how did this deeply buried fear originate? And why do we unthinkingly perpetuate it?
Maybe that’s too pointy headed for a holiday morning but Easter seems like a good time to reflect on such things!!
Wow. First, I would never have suspected this from your very powerful writing. If this - and all your other posts - is how you write when your brain is ill - then you have massive reasons to love and care for yourself. The future needs you.
Secondly, I am so sorry. There is nothing worse than stumbling along in bad health. It makes me, at least, so impatient and bad tempered. All hope to you, and happy anniversary.
Thank you for this, Anna. I needed it today.
Thank you for reading, e hoa. ❤️