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Did you lose social support systems during the pandemic? Describe what that loss felt like. Have you restored those support systems yet? If so, how? If not, how might you go about doing that?
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No
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I did not, so it is impossible to describe what such a loss feels like. I was not willing to allow COVID to interfere with my life as much as some did. To be sure, it did affect me, just like it did everyone else. But I refused to allow myself to be governed by fear and questionable “science.”
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I didn’t lose my social support system, it shrank tremendously. I learned who really are the true pillars of my social support system. The loss included family, friends, coworkers, and church friends. Those who remained were faithful, reaching out every day praying with and for me, helping me to maintain my sanity. What I perceived as my former support system has not been restored. Reframing the concept of support system, I am choosing to keep my social support system small and limited to those who have been most reliable.
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I developed new support systems. I don’t remember having strong support systems before the pandemic.
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I didn’t have a support system before the pandemic so I didn’t have one to lose. I am currently working on trying to build a support system.