{"id":2044,"date":"2021-05-18T22:46:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T22:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2021-05-18T22:52:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T22:52:03","slug":"re-entry-from-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samaritanps.org\/sandbox-6-30-2018\/news-and-insights\/re-entry-from-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-entry from Covid"},"content":{"rendered":"

And Now… How Do We Think About Re-entry?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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It’s spring. We can feel the changing, evolving season. Light that lasts longer. New growth appearing. A taste of warmer days to come. People venturing out of hibernation.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a long winter, a long year, and we\u2019ve become accustomed to the many ways in which we\u2019ve been separated from one another. Many of us are wondering what this season of re-entry–the emerging from separation–will look like. There\u2019s a feeling of uncertainty, a forgetting of how everyday relationship with the outside world is done. Used to be done. Should be done. Can be done.<\/p>\n

Some of us feel the questions more intensely than others. Instead of embracing the new freedom, we look at it with a raised eyebrow. Our habits of caution outweigh our impulse to engage. That can lead us to wonder in a self-critical way–about ourselves, our resilience, our ability to adapt.<\/p>\n

We know that distressing situations can trigger our feelings of anxiety and depression. When this happens, we do well to remind ourselves of strategies that can help manage these feelings. We may have learned some of them through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the practice of Mindfulness. While they\u2019re simple skills, they\u2019re not easy to maintain when we\u2019re feeling stressed. Our efforts, however, can be rewarding.
\nHere is a reminder of some of those useful strategies:<\/p>\n