I have recently had conversations with several people who have felt relieved by the opportunity to isolate. The majority of these individuals identify as introverted, struggle with mental health problems, or are recovering from trauma. Something that all of these individuals have in common is that they have finite amounts of social energy in a world where often it takes all of it just to survive.
The majority of jobs require interacting with other people. After a day of this, these individual's, if they're lucky, have a safe place to return to and recharge from what has likely been an exhausting and overwhelming experience. After a week of this, who has the energy to even clean the house?
Personally I have been enjoying the opportunity to curate who I interact with during the pandemic. My energy is a valuable resource and I don't really want to waste it. Life is precious and I want to interact with those that I feel safe around, those that lift my spirits up, and use my energy to do things that matter to me.
I do not identify as lazy in any way. I don't believe in the concept of lazy. I think that 'lazy' is used to shame those that are psychologically overwhelmed by those who are either in positions of privilege where their circumstances cater to their personalities or they have also been shamed using this term.
The amount of safety and emotional security that I have experienced as a result of deciding who I do and do not interact with, has been overwhelming. It has hit an all time high during the pandemic. In some ways, this is the best thing that has ever happened to me. A miracle.
This is possible because I was already in certain financial situation, because I already had a certain amount of opportunity due to my class, race, able-bodiedness.
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