What stage are you currently in?

Six months have passed since the beginning of our social isolation (at least mine) and how many phases we have had so far! Greater than the fear and anguish of something uncertain, there have been disagreements because of the use of masks, disrespect and breaking of quarantine and the excessive coexistence with the closest people, especially the most intimate relationships (such as husbands, wives, children) ).

In the first month it was a great despair, anxiety and panic attacks hit us, fear of the most obvious, the virus, and what would come. In the second month, the economy started to collapse and the biggest fear was the loss of jobs, the closing of businesses. In the third month the cases of contamination increased a lot and the fear was of getting sick, going to the hospital. In the following months the economy started to adjust, people incorporated the routine of general hygiene and partial distance. Acceptance began to appear, changing our routines and beliefs.

After half a year of uncertainty, people are at different levels of perceived danger and isolation. Many are still locked up and taking isolation seriously, without going out or just going out for basic needs, others have returned to live a normal life, with an active social life (including going out and even staying with someone they met that day). There are reports of people who say they are still not taking everything that has happened in the world very seriously, which is quite scary, as well as those who do not stick their noses out of the house for anything!

Another very common thing is the shame that many people have to say that they go out for various activities, which do not include work. They preach around that they stay at home, complain about other people's agglomerations, but they are usually on the streets. But obviously they don’t post anything on their social networks so they don’t get scammed, to have the opportunity to criticize those who leave and have the courage to admit it.

When could we think we would reach this point: the shame of leaving, instead of the common pride that has become the fuel of life in terms of social networks, when the fierce competition is for the best place visited, the most expensive lunch, the hotel more trendy, the airport look? We went through the phase of sertanejas lives, group conversations by video through the applications, many developed their culinary skills making bread and cakes (betting even on extra income) and the training in the home room was a savior of the homeland of boredom and food in excess.

Are we back to normal? I do not think so. Do we live a new normal? I also believe that it is not, after all it is a much more fleeting phase than the so-called 'new normal'. We will only be able to know what the new normal will be when we are sure of what the next years will look like: will we have a vaccine against our enemy Covid-19? Will we live in masks for a few years to protect ourselves? Do we just live with the family in the uncertainty that everyone is out of danger of contamination? Will we work from home? Will schools return to normal? Only after many of these issues are resolved can we say that we will be in a new normal. There are many doubts to resolve. Meanwhile, we are going through our phases and adapting to the phases of the pandemic.