Can you reply just go back to normal

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Just that really? I don’t see how I can ever get back to normal.
Prior to this I didn’t really think about virus’s / illnesses.
But now it’s all I think about.

I just can’t imagine going back to normal.

Yep, I can. Not scared of Covid or any other virus.

You’ll feel much better when it happens. Right now we’re still in lockdown and it all feels very real. Once it begins to ease, its summer and people are out everywhere itl feel much more like normal and you’ll get back into it quickly. Just take it in small steps.

Absolutely.

I certainly will! It’s only been around a year of this after all. I’m 24 so spent 23 years of my life as “normal”, 1 year isn’t enough to make me forget what normal life is like. If you’re older than me, you surely are more set in your ways and would be better adapted to snap back as 1 year is less significant to you

Can't wait to, to be honest.

And I've got no fully working immunity after chemotherapy wiped it out.

But I'm scared, plus I'm vaccinated, and I always gelled my hands after touching doors and keypads after chemo anyway so was Sofia distancing long before COVID came along.

I think it will take some time for us all to mentally recover, even those of us who have been lucky enough to not be severely impacted. It’s a big thing we are all living through.

But I firmly believe it will be OK with the passing of time.

@Jackie2022

I certainly will! It’s only been around a year of this after all. I’m 24 so spent 23 years of my life as “normal”, 1 year isn’t enough to make me forget what normal life is like. If you’re older than me, you surely are more set in your ways and would be better adapted to snap back as 1 year is less significant to you

Way to make many of us feel super old, thanks

But yes, i think so. It may take a little adjustment, and it isn't going to be 100% back to as we were as of June (theatres etc won't be 100% full, for example) but ...yes.

I can go back to normal easily. I’m not particularly concerned about getting Covid. Prefer not to but if I do, I do.

Yes

Yes I can. It’s a risk... we encounter risks every day of our lives. I’m happy to live with this one.
I cannot wait to get back to the live that I worked so hard to make exactly how I wanted.

I'm worried it's going to be difficult for us too OP, but we'll get used to it. Humans are really adaptable. Little by little, and no rush - some of us can be slower than others, let them have their time rushing ahead

Yup easy as that. I could give almost anyone a cuddle.

@PatriciaHolm sorry, I worded that badly. I meant say a primary school kid might find it harder to adjust back as a year makes up a higher percentage of their life experience? Whereas I’m an adult that has lived long enough to not see the past year as normal so no long term concerns for me personally

@Jackie2022 don't worry! S'ok! (feeling every bit my nearly -50 this week ;-))

I do see what you mean. It's much more, for example, as a proportion of my 9 year old SD's life, or even my teenagers, than me.

Haha...Yes, year 7s said to me today "has it really been less than a year, Miss?" I said, "yes, it really has." "Wow, it feels like at least three..." I said, "that's because you are very, very young"