Isolation and Sadness

We’re well into the third month of social distancing and isolation due to the COVID pandemic. It’s really become exhausting. I mean, it was exhausting from the beginning, but for me, I’ve been “OK” for awhile. I don’t feel OK anymore.

Let me be clear from the start – I’m in a better position than most. Other than losing my job (and I can afford to be unemployed for quite a while) I have everything I need: means and access to food and shelter, my isolation is with my wife (who I adore) and our dog (who loves us, but wants some alone time to actually sleep) and our apartment is very comfortable.

But this is all logic. Let’s talk about emotions.

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