[DenverCard]

2006Alum -- Yes, I realize that the more likely one is to encounter potentially contagious individuals, the stronger the impetus to remain socially isolated.  What I feel is changing is the ability to reassure those sheltering at home that the task will diminish in the not too distant future.  And because it seems that we are heading in the opposite direction -- less containment rather than more -- it prompts a more fatalistic mindset and an urge to behave in accordance with that outlook.

But I realize that I should leave the writing about complex thoughts and feelings to the professionals, and this column does a very good job of capturing the current situation:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/opini...e=Homepage

[DenverCard]

2006Alum -- Yes, I realize that the more likely one is to encounter potentially contagious individuals, the stronger the impetus to remain socially isolated.  What I feel is changing is the ability to reassure those sheltering at home that the task will diminish in the not too distant future.  And because it seems that we are heading in the opposite direction -- less containment rather than more -- it prompts a more fatalistic mindset and an urge to behave in accordance with that outlook.

But I realize that I should leave the writing about complex thoughts and feelings to the professionals, and this column does a very good job of capturing the current situation:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/opini...e=Homepage