We’re coming up on a year in the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s getting kind of hard to ignore the reminders of what it was like before Covid. Because from here on out till the end of February it seems like every day there’s something to trigger that reminder before the world around me locked down. Ok, that’s fine, it will all work out. A few months later after lockdown, I was blessed with the news that I’m going to be a first-time dad. Meanwhile, I’m trying to grow and learn here at the radio station and better myself as I talk to you every morning. Again all the while there’s a pandemic around me. We are coming up on week 33 in the pregnancy and everything looks really good we are getting so excited! But there have been a few alarming mornings and check-ins to the hospital; precautions needed to be taken to make sure the baby gets here as healthy as possible. Again all the while we are going through a pandemic. I have a house in the city I worked in before I moved to Prince Albert, It’s had a for sale sign on it since 2016. Still trying to sell it, but it’s a tough go. financially it’s stressful, again all through a pandemic..and with a baby on the way!
Can’t socialize with co-workers or friends like I used to blow off steam like I used to take my mind off of all my worries and responsibilities. So along the way, I reached out to people, my better half, family, a friend, co-worker even contacted a professional every so often. All things considered, the past year has been a year of growth in my mental health. I’m so happy I found my coping mechanisms and I feel so fortunate.
I’ll do whatever I can to cope with the world’s stress and overwhelming challenges. It can be tricky because sometimes what worked before…doesn’t work later on and I have to find a new way to cope with what’s bothering me. Then THAT can be stressful, I’ll worry about that later I guess. Right now music has been my coping mechanism. Just being able to take time for an hour, maybe it’s a whole day if need be to just listen to music. Read lyrics as I listen, Googleing facts about the song or artists that I listen to. Take a nap as the music plays in the background. Whatever it takes to just shut down my overthinking mind.
Sometimes the things I worry about never happen anyway. ~ Tom Petty
