Self medicating

Eating.
Gaming.
Exercise.
Sex.
Netflix binging.
Alcohol or other drug of choice.

There are so many ways that people can use to cope with the pandemic and unnatural state that has been imposed on us.

There’s so much more stress, worry and anxiety that weighs on our shoulders.
About work.
About the kids and school.
About health.
About the future.

So many of us are looking forward to seeing friends and family, perhaps taking a cheeky hug without breathing.

There will be the inevitable banter about weight (in the usual dry British ‘wit’) and the difference in appearance when compared to The Before Time.

People will have gone through a lot of hardship and pain, much of it invisible.

When you see them for the first time after so long, remember to to #BeKind.

You don’t know what someone’s gone through.

#OnThePeiroll
#mentalhealth

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