The only thing that is certain right now is whatever nature is serving up. Here in New York City, that means the leaves are changing colors, daylight hours are shrinking and the air is getting crisper. I take tremendous comfort in this predictable rhythm and have relished every single long walk, open sky, and fallen leaf.
We don’t know what the months ahead will bring. In fact, that’s probably the biggest lesson we’ve learned from all of this: the unknown is greater than the known. So let’s find our way through this together, connected, and as healthy as possible.
Before March, 2020, most patients coming in described their stress levels as ‘high’. And back then, that was accurate. But now, many months into this pandemic, those days are nostalgic memories of how ‘easy’ things used to be.
Anxiety, coupled with a level of grief, a collective mourning for all that we’ve lost is real, and requires focus and attention to manage, lest it overwhelm us. Get help. Take time for yourself and your loved ones. We’re in this together.