I’m one of those people whose life has gotten worse since Covid-19

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has made an impact on everyone’s life in some ways. Covid-19 has also changed the economy and society forever. But while we all have our stories, they’re not all good stories or indifferent stories. In addition, for those of us who have bad stories, they don’t come with the same degree of badness.

I don’t want to be dramatic, but my life hasn’t been the best since coronavirus started. While, as I alluded to earlier, there are definitely people who have it worse than me, there is a sense in which my life is objectively worse than before the pandemic started. I say “objective” because while I may or may not be miserable subjectively speaking (and there are certainly days which I am miserable), there are certain needs not being met.

For example, I currently don’t have a job anymore but I did before the pandemic started. I didn’t qualify for unemployment; however, even if I did there are still other problems with being unemployed due to no fault of your own (e.g. not having a sense of purpose).

I still have anxiety about the future. When I’m I going to find another job? (You do hear President Trump claim that the economy was the best ever before Covid-19. But the truth is while the economy wasn’t bad, there is always room for improvement. And it’s NOT credible to say that it was the best economy ever.)

Oh, and FYI: Apart from not having a job anymore, I also have PTSD from the original lockdown.

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