After several weeks waylaid by brain fog, I finally worked on my novel again yesterday. Hallelujah! It was only for an hour, but I cried happy tears. Sure, my eyes were exhausted by the end and my mind was losing focus, but I did it! And I was fine. Or was I?
Thanks for your lovely letter. Two years and counting, I know exactly how you feel. I'll be busy, doing things, helping with my grandchildren etc. and do okay. Then the other day I woke up like I had jet lag and hadn't slept on the plane at all! That's how I felt after a good nights sleep. You just don't know what you are going to get each day.
I also worry that the majority of people have decided to put the pandemic behind them, whether it is gone or not. Unfortunately, there are many of us who cannot forget about it.
Cognitive flexibility. That was one of the specific deficits found during my neurocognitive testing. One of the ways it was explained to me is that it’s hard to hold more than one idea at a time. And that’s how it feels. For me, it makes it really hard to problem solve or reason. I get STUCK on an initial idea or thought and follow it down the rabbit hole, more often than not (and much more often than before Covid) discovering that it was wrong. I used to always be right! :)
Thanks for your lovely letter. Two years and counting, I know exactly how you feel. I'll be busy, doing things, helping with my grandchildren etc. and do okay. Then the other day I woke up like I had jet lag and hadn't slept on the plane at all! That's how I felt after a good nights sleep. You just don't know what you are going to get each day.
I also worry that the majority of people have decided to put the pandemic behind them, whether it is gone or not. Unfortunately, there are many of us who cannot forget about it.
On that note, best of luck on your novel!
Cognitive flexibility. That was one of the specific deficits found during my neurocognitive testing. One of the ways it was explained to me is that it’s hard to hold more than one idea at a time. And that’s how it feels. For me, it makes it really hard to problem solve or reason. I get STUCK on an initial idea or thought and follow it down the rabbit hole, more often than not (and much more often than before Covid) discovering that it was wrong. I used to always be right! :)