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Default Jul 20, 2021 at 07:18 AM
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am I the only person who sseems to be bothered by this term for adjusting to life after covid?

I get what it means (the masks, the social distancing etc), but what about for people like me who don't have a new normal- just an old normal I guess.

I almost feel offended that people like us have been forgotten. we struggled with covid, too, you know- and wile I may not have gone out or had to bother with the social distancing (I live alone), what about us?

what about the people who just go back to our regular, boring, not worth it lives
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Confused Jul 20, 2021 at 12:35 PM
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Yeah, this is true for me too. My "new normal" looks exactly the same as the old one did. The only real difference is that, previously, my pdoc appointments were via Zoom. And, starting in September, I'll be going into his office once again. (I'm a bit uncomfortable with that... sitting in the waiting room with a bunch of other patients who may or may not have been vaccinated... even though I've had my vaccinations. But I don't have a choice.) Otherwise everything's the same.

One thing that galled me was that, for a while, my health insurer waived co-payments for mental health patients who sought services due to Covid-19. (I don't know if this is still in effect or not.) But if your mental-health-related issues were not deemed related to Covid-19, you still had to pay.
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Default Jul 20, 2021 at 05:45 PM
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It's like the new, old normal. When people gripe about not being able to go out, not being able to see people - I think 'welcome to my world'.

A friend emailed and said she didn't think things would ever be the same again. In some ways things have changed so much, in other ways they've barely changed at all. I can see we'll be living with the consequences of Covid for years to come.

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Default Jul 20, 2021 at 10:54 PM
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When the pandemic first started early last year, socially it didn't make any difference with me. I've read numerous articles about introverts not feeling much different. Introverts welcomed it in some ways because the world was less noisy and maybe others might understand when introverts go through.

The part I don't like about the new normal is wearing a mask, tighter security, and just feeling like the everyday life before the pandemic will never come back again.
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