So a lot of us are going to look for help where we can get it to set us on the prosocial path back to the rest of humanity. And if you’re like me and you made a big move away from your previous social circle and are seeking to build new ones, it feels like a pretty big ask. Turns out I’m not alone: Covid-19 induced social anxiety is pretty rampant these days. What does one talk about? What is life? I can has social? (Invite me to your wedding-or have me water your plants, I’ll talk to them!) Yet lately I’ve found I’m rusty as hell. I can make conversation with basically anyone. I’ve tenuously started to recommence socializing-when not pinged as being potentially Covid positive, of course. As much as quarantining for the rest of time might appeal to our introverted sides, Covid is becoming more of an obnoxious schedule workaround to factor in, rather than a catch-all excuse to bow out of all group activities. However, with vaccines thoroughly in rotation, it seems we’re now facing a new normal, which means no longer blaming Covid for your anemic social life. In a little bit of a throwback moment, New York’s yet again a hot spot -yours truly only just got a push notification that I was around someone who tested positive for more than ten minutes at some point this weekend, which has inspired a rousing mental game of infectious Guess Who. Two years later, we’re still in a pandemic.
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