Pandemic Panic
So, I'd like to preface this post with a disclaimer... I have anxiety. I have been an anxious person for as long as I can remember. I take medication to help function through my anxiety, and I am grateful for modern medicine so I can be a positive, productive contributor to society. Recently, a global pandemic has increased my feelings of panic, depression, anxiety, and helplessness. The coronavirus has been spreading across the world so quickly, and many people aren't taking it seriously. Of course, that simply exacerbates the problems, which means this quarantine and shelter-at-home mandate for Pennsylvania (and other places) will go on for longer than I can tolerate. But, I am healthy. My family is healthy. We have food, clean water, the ability to wash our clothes without leaving the house, cars to use if necessary, gloves to wear at the grocery store, and technology to allow us to maintain a sense of "normalcy" in our daily routines of school...