Thank you for writing, dear Jeanne. And so glad to hear you are using “Power Breathing” to help you through with what is normal but challenging nonetheless. And yes, it is a bit of a double whammy, in that we mourn what used to be with little sense of what we have to adjust to next. Hard, but we are resilient and , together, we can do this.

Putting these thoughts and feelings into words, I’ve answered my own questions.

These feelings of raw far, insecurity, grief, sadness,overwhelming fury and frustration are coming up again because something cataclysmic is confronting me and us all. So feeling like I’m backtracking into old responses is not what’s happening. I used to be so afraid of feeling overwhelmed by their intensity, I’d do almost anything to stop them.

Realizing the feelings are appropriate and allowing myself to experience them is huge for me.
So I’m doing my power breathing exercises when overwhelmed, throughout the day, and the next day etc. for as long as this condition exists. And isn’t that the greatest worry, when will it end. Stay safe.

Karen, as you know, anger is Kubler Ross 2nd stage of normal mourning, after initial denial. No surprise people are feeling it, as we mourn life as we knew it, and those departed. That said, good to both acknowledge and be working on how best to voice–or not.

Thank you, Judy. to your point about humor, Harvard’s Steven Pinker talked about how therapeutic humor is right now. Not just because we could all use a good laugh, but because “i get what you get and you get what i get” is bonding at a time when we need to feel close to each other, in spirit, as much as ever before. That said, notwithstanding the tragedy of it all, the Corona Humor is some of the best i’ve ever heard. It’a ok to laugh.