Am I being overly sensitive?

Question

So most of the world is now in lockdown and we are adjusting to our temporary “normals”. I’m isolating on my own away from family and my SO. I need to ask, it is okay/normal to be having emotional outbursts about this situation? I’ll have a couple of good days where I just “get on with it”. Then days like today where the pain of missing my loved ones gets too much and I just feel so sad and angry that we are going through this right now! Am I being overly sensitive or is this just a normal reaction?

Answer

Totally normal!! It's part of processing everything going on right now and 100% is past what could considered a grieving process (grief for a loss of old life/patterns/normal, as you adjust to new patterns and normals.) during all this. I would say as long as you remember to tell yourself that what you're feeling is okay (sorry, sounds cheesy), you'll help regulate. It's a lot to adjust to. All of us are taking it differently. I've been in the same boat as you, a lot of sudden emotional outbursts and then fine for a day. It's a type of grief.

Answer

It’s totally normal and I’m feeling the same way as you. Some days I have accepted what we need to do to flatten the curve and feel totally fine, and other days (like today) I’m emotional mess and can’t stop crying because I miss everyone so much.

Am I being overly sensitive?

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