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Then add the stress and worry of possible illness that all of us are continuing to live through. Of course we are experiencing anxiety and depression. People will have varying severity, those with more complicated histories will be even more at risk but what we are seeing now is such a high number of individuals struggling and it completely makes sense. How could we not be feeling all the emotional burden of the past two years. We need to normalize and tell each other, of course you feel this way and it’s ok! It’s ok to feel the stress, the pressure, the grief of these last 2 years. We need to acknowledge it to ourselves, support each other and talk to each other about the grief, the adjustment, and the stress. Don’t expect your employees, your family members, your children, your friends not to struggle emotionally. 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