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Same Reality, New Awareness

Title (Dublin Core)

Same Reality, New Awareness

Description (Dublin Core)

Prior to the Pandemic, my life was like quarantining. Staying inside from Sun up till sun down unless absolutely necessary (school/laundry/grocery shopping, etc) was my life. I hardly did much physically and yet I was constantly mentally and physically exhausted. As COVID-19 began to spread around the world and billions were forced to stay inside their homes, the reactions from those who were not homebodies, surprised me. There were many people who were struggling mentally with the changes in their lives. Some now had a disrupted routine or structure, little to no social interactions, limited daily activities, and limited funds to provide for themselves or their family. As this had been my reality for so long, I was aware of how unhealthy it was but not how it could affect others. I had not realized what this type of life would look like for the average person. While I understood that other people have drastically different wants and needs than I do, their reactions to their new reality sparked new awareness in mine.
Senior Undergrad majoring in Psychology

Date (Dublin Core)

March 11, 2020

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HNSC2100

Partner (Dublin Core)

Brooklyn College

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Home & Family Life
English Emotion

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

mentally exhausted
physically exhausted
homebody
social interaction
awareness
quarantine

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

awareness
reflection

Collection (Dublin Core)

Mental Health

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

09/29/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

10/03/2021
10/08/2021
10/21/2023

Date Created (Dublin Core)

03/11/2020

Item sets

Covid 19
Brooklyn College

This item was submitted on September 29, 2021 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story With Us” on the site “Brooklyn College New York”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/brooklyncollege

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