1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance 1/8
We believed the doctors, scientists & politicians who convinced us to social distance, close non essential businesses & just #StayHome in order to #FlattenTheCurve & #SaveLives. We enthusiastically accepted the data and the science at face value. 3/8
Lockdown is lonely, stressful & depressing. Many have lost income & are relying on unemployment benefits, PPP loans & free food distributions from charities. Calls to suicide hotlines are up dramatically & liquor sales are skyrocketing. 4/8
Here we see a desperate attempt to convince the politicians to loosen the lockdown, permit low risk activities & restart the economy. The pleading by community leaders to open summer camps & unlock the playgrounds are some recent examples. 5/8
Our current stage of grief includes the defiance of the rules, in order to meet our needs for commerce, socialization, communal worship & participate in gatherings for social causes, as people emerge with pent up frustration, fueled by a 3 month lockdown. 6/8
I predict that many will soon ask if the shutdown was worth it. Though Covid was devastating for the elderly & sick, the overall population emerged unscathed from the illness, yet deeply hurt by the lockdown. Will masses ever agree to another lockdown again? 7/8
May we all soon emerge from our national grief. 8/8