Those who felt the first pain of lockdown birthdays and such might very well experience the same, a year later. It’s the new normal with having COVID-19 in our lives and living in a pandemic is no longer a change to our situation, it seems. Has this intense time together and mandatory quarantine enhanced your relationship…or has it led you to think about separation or even divorce? Don’t panic, this is key. Everyone is struggling in their own way and if you feel at your wit’s end regarding your relationship, coaching might be the next step for you.
Your problems could relate to the lack of privacy that everyone is experiencing - whether ultimately happy or not. In addition to living on top of one another, the moments of escape that we might have taken for granted at one point in our lives, are no longer options available to us. A shopping spree with ‘the girls’ or the annual ‘guys holiday’ are not feasible in the current situation, meaning it is only harder to take time away from any hardships at home.
Even pastimes that could allow you to escape together and enjoy quality time mutually; where you could remember all the positives you have and share are limited. Holidays and other experiences are no longer possible and it’s this continuous staying at home, in the same environment for the foreseeable future that is definitely not helping anyones heightened emotions. COVID-19 is ever-changing and that in itself is leading to change within our own lives. We are being challenged every day and it’s constantly hard to find gratifications and positively manifest as we might have once done.
Now is the time to look closer within yourself and look at investing in the most important subject - you.
Investing in yourself requires a need for focus on you and your life - which, perhaps, you have been neglecting during these troubled times. The pandemic aside, we need to have plans and some kind of direction to move forwards and coaching can help with all areas of your life.