I hope that when reading this you are beginning to see that you aren’t alone in the adjustment process. It’s okay to set boundaries, even with family members, friends, and professors.Setting a routine can be really helpful! In addition to doing your schoolwork make sure to schedule time for your physical and emotional health, fun, creatively, social connection, and stress relief!.Don’t forget to tell them what you want and need too! It’s okay to be curious about where your friends, family, and others are in their process and to seek to understand their wants and needs at this time.Please be respectful of where you are in the process (some self-compassion can go a long way) and also of where others are.Patience and flexibility are really important. This process is not liner or well-defined. Adjustment is a process that looks differently for most people.It’s good to be informed, and it’s a really good idea to take breaks from conversations, news, and information related to COVID-19.Consider this a time to reflect on who you want to be during this time.It’s also okay (and encouraged) to seek help and support! This situation is both uncertain and temporary! It’s okay not to feel okay.In all of this, here are a few important things to remember. Some people (and I hope there are a lot of you out there), have gone through the adjustment process and are finding comfort in your new norm. Others may be struggling with the fatigue, frustration, sadness, anger, grief, and anxiety (among other things) of adjusting. I’ve really had to be very compassionate and patient with myself lately. For myself, I feel like it takes twice as much time, effort, and energy to do even simple tasks, which can be quite draining. I hear a lot of people struggle to find a distraction-free space at home that is conducive to do productive and effective work. For many, it means learning how to live (or re-live) with friends, family members, partners, or roommates, which is not always easy. For some, this means trying to combat social isolation. Others may be attempting to settle into their new routines. Some people may find themselves in survival mode, gathering information and resources necessary to function at school, work, as a person, and in our relationships with others. Sometimes that transition can feel smooth and other times that journey to the new normal is choppy or downright bumpy! Life adjustments often come with a wide range of experiences and emotions. The effects of the COVID-19 panic has caused a massive changes to our daily lives, changes that have often happened rapidly and abruptly.

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