“How do you stop yourself from backpedaling when your anxiety is so high? Everything seems to be triggering me!” is what one reader messaged.
It’s not exactly a surprise that most of us are having some trouble staying afloat in these super-choppy waters—whether that’s feeling isolated because you live alone, feeling as though you’re overwhelmed because your whole family is home and you’re supposed to be working, or any other variation on the theme.
I’m certainly not going to be a Pollyanna about where we find ourselves at the moment, and I’m inclined to agree with a friend who emailed, in all caps, “I WANT MY LIFE BACK!” So do we all.
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