Surprised I wasn't all over this thread but I think Feb 2022 I was having a mental breakdown.
I was just wondering about ADHD. A few ppl I know recently have been diagnosed with it or suspect they might have it or suspect I might have it.
Not sure i buy it but I must say i do like the idea of a miracle pill that makes me less lazy and shiftless
(Begs the question, in Dante's 'inferno', could you have avoided the eternal agonies of the slothful by popping a ritalin in life?)
the pandemic was no small event, by Jan 2 years ago millions of people were under acute stress and high cortisol levels have the effects of primo cognitive dissonance, look what cortisol does to the immune system as a comparison
give it time, ie allow yourself specific processing time re-establishing social contacts, talking to loved ones about time of life, creating and maintaining self-compassion
men frequently balk at the last element, self-compassion, yet without it (and by inference reaching out to GP’s etc) we can indirectly sabotage our own well-being
one aspect of the pandemic witnessed was people with hectic and busy social lives being cast adrift - what next etc - so maintain gallery visits and nights out with your crew of reprobates
a pre-pandemic factory reset is only practical if we acknowledge the acute toll and processes a once in a century event can unfold within the mind, and even then I couldn’t advocate this position fully as Covid is still with us