Too Long; Didn't Read
The psychological toll of this global pandemic is multi-layered, pointing us towards a reckoning with deeper layers of our psyche. The lockdown measures have cut us all off from most sources of joy, engagement, meaningful pursuits, and distraction, leaving us to confront the rumblings of disowned parts of ourselves. We are left alone to confront this new reality without our accustomed buffers, naked before the dragon with nowhere to run. This dread-induced paranoia erodes the fabric of our communities, rendering us vulnerable to primitive us vs. them.