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

Mental health during COVID I have felt so lucky that myself and close family have not contracted covid, however, another health issue has been silently taking over my life. I have struggled with depression and anxiety before the pandemic, but as the pandemic continues to take hold of our lives it has continued to worsen. Mental health has regularly been swept under the rug and ignored but in my experience, this awareness has been even more minimal. The anxiety, fatigue, sadness, and the constant weight of uncertainty has been overwhelming. The awareness is minimal and the outreach is simply just "its okay to feel this way". But where are the actual resources?? Out of five professors, only one offered potential extensions on assignments and shorten research papers. The usual research paper for the final assignment is 30 pages in length, given what is going on she shortened it to 15 pages. In my other two classes, the professors have kept the 35-page length of the research papers. I struggle with this because I do not want my education to suffer due to the pandemic. I am paying full-price for my classes still and I love what I am learning. But on the other hand, how am I supposed to put out good quality academic work while this is going on? I am struggling with my mental health. I do not admit this often and hate to say it when so many are dying from covid. but maybe admitting it is the best step forward.