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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

I think I have a bit of PTSD from the past 15/18 months. Last week I acted in a manner that scared me enough that I chose to make some significant changes to my daily routine. I think I acted the way I am finally significantly feeling the stress of the last year. Although I have established a better routine in some regards, I have also picked up some bad habits to help me cope and I need to break them. I should not be surprised that I am even more anxious and depressed now that things are opening back up then I was in the middle of this. But part of me is surprised. I think when you are forced to change your everyday routine after a long period, then the adjustment to go back is hard. And I am having a difficult time adjusting to anything that resembles a normal. There is also a deep, deep resentment for all the thing my family and I have lost in the past 15 months.