I keep telling this to people. Read it from someone who knows. https://twitter.com/Vanessid/status/1249941475795886081">https://twitter.com/Vanessid/...

Only thing I would add--and I& #39;m sure V knows this--is that fugue states are very common during this kind of traumatic overload. You know that thing where you sit down, blink, and fifteen-twenty minutes have gone by and you can& #39;t remember what you were trying to do? That. Or more.

"But this isn& #39;t really trauma. I& #39;m fine. It& #39;s not like I& #39;m on the front lines!" Sure. Not everyone is experiencing this event in the same way. But you are still in the middle of a global trauma. Your way of life has changed dramatically and the future is deeply uncertain.

You psyche knows this even if your conscious brain doesn& #39;t. It might be a long time before you are able to process the extent of the threat you are feeling right now. That& #39;s a necessary coping strategy and a good thing, but it does mean a lot of cognitive dissonance right now!

Also relevant to this thread! https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/1250182310718255109">https://twitter.com/emilynuss...