Thanks for starting this, Udhay. I'll start by sharing my own (minor) grief.
Considering what some folks have gone through, my experience has been largely OK. I haven't lost anyone dear to me. While friends and relatives tested positive for covid, and some of them were hospitalized and even went on ventilators, all of them have recovered. So I consider myself very lucky. I am lucky to have a job where I can work from home. I am lucky that my close family have been healthy and safe. And yet there are moments when I become overwhelmed with emotion and bawling my eyes out. The most unpredictable, strangest and slightest of things could set this off. It is during those moments that I truly recognize the trauma that I (and the world) are going through. The trauma of not being able to visit your dear ones on the other side of the world, not being able to hug your friends, not being able to go to events.... Thaths On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 4:31 PM Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: > So. > > Given the events of the past year and a half, many people are dealing with > loss and grief. Coupled with the fact that people have been stuck in one > place for most of this time, they are turning to social media for help in > dealing with it - either seeking emotional support, or just catharsis. > Given my filter bubble, I have mostly seen this on Facebook. > > Have you folks also seen this? What are your thoughts? > > Some of the people who have done this are on this list. If you want to > speak up, great. If not, that's perfectly fine too. You could mute this > thread if it is painful for you - but if you want to use this space to seek > support, I'd be honoured. > > Udhay > > -- > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((via phone)) > -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo!
