You might feel that you are a different person after COVID – that the things that matter to you most have changed.
It might be useful to reassess your values and what is important to you, so that you can identify how you want to live your life and move forward.
You might have the thought that being a different person is a bad thing that you can’t do the things that used to be very important to you.
It’s important to remember that it’s going to take time to recover, and that we can take smaller steps towards where we want to be. Just like you can’t be expected to run a marathon straight after spending 6 months injured!
You might also feel that because you can’t do the things you used to, this makes you a ‘worse’ person. It’s important to be kind to yourself, notice and open up to these thoughts and understand that it’s the caveman brain trying to force us back into action.
You can also adapt your approach to make sure you’re still doing the things that are important to you:
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