France was the same; in fact coming back here was even more depressing than it usually is.
It’s really interesting eco mapping this out, from the individual, to family, to community, to society. It’s really been illuminating how societies have culturally reacted.
I think we’re into a fascinating stage of the pandemic psychologically. Were there is a sense of safety and a sense of risk, the two things mutually existing and we as individuals, communites, social groups , governments and society’s oscillating between the two - very similar to Strobe and Schutte, model on Duel process theory of grief.
The result of this oscillation of opposing forces is the creation of uncertainty. Humans dont do well with uncertainty, secuirty is one of our base needs. Thus, anxiety, tension, frustration, apathy, ambivalence and anger are visible in ourselves and the general population. Everyone thinks they are dealing with this in their own unique way, when really whether you are compliant, hesitant or just getting on with day to day life, they are all just standard and predictable human coping strategies to threat and adversity.
Don’t know if people have done much review of psychology around this phase of the pandemic, but Amy Cuddy has done some great work on what she terms Covid Flux.
this podcast is better, just skip all the great flu dead stuff - well worth a listen:
An examination into why this stage of the pandemic is making us so unexpectedly anxious, with social psychologist Dr. Amy Cuddy.
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