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COVID-19 is affecting all of us in unexpected ways. Together, we can share experiences and challenges, coming together, even as we are “social distancing.” Let us help you share your story.

I never expected that my little OCD rituals would be a world-wide mandate. OCD intrusive thoughts are all some version of "what if the worst case scenario happens?...

I never expected that three months into opening up a business for the first time, I would be shut down because of a global pandemic. I mean, what...

I never expected to have uhmm... a week ago mean so much to me

I never expected work slow down so dramatically. I'll won't be able to make money and help family members like I used to.

I never expected in 2020 we were going to be told to slow down. I expected cars to be flying around and everything to be automated and to...

I never expected that I would ever be going through a pandemic in my life.

I never expected that my fears would become a reality, that I would sit and talk to my child about planning for us to get sick, that I would worry about walking down the street, that life would be upended, that something so frightening would be...

You don’t know what it’s like to live through a PANDEMIC. My hope is that in the end, we all learn powerful lessons about ourselves, and how we...

Most days I feel worried. But today my 8-year-old, who we’re homeschooling in quarantine, reminded us of the big picture.

I never expected to be graduating without getting to say one final goodbye to all my friends.

I never expected... to see the world shut down. The corona virus pandemic has effected people in so many ways, mentally, emotionally, and for many even financially. As...

I never expected to be leaving New York City, my beautiful home, because of a virus.

What keeps me up at night is my dad is a retired pulmonary critical care physician with 50 years of experience. He's received a letter from the State of Colorado saying he may be called back into service to help. There is no way he...

I never expected in my lifetime of 75 years to experience something so frightening. Life has changed for us. The sad thing right now is that...

I never expected but always kind of knew that our life of over abundance was built on a house of cards that was very unstable. In the last few days and weeks we've seen that we are literally dependent on one another as some...

What gets me out of bed in the morning is my partner and their roommate, aka my quarantine family. I recently lost my job as a restaurant...

I never expected to have to make such hard decisions to keep my family safe. I'm a paramedic and married to a police officer. We have 3 young...

I never expected to be writing songs about a pandemic to connect and laugh with my friends and family in Germany. Quarantine breeds creativity!

I never expected to not be marching down 5th avenue on St. Patrick's day. My bond with St. Patrick's day is more than just the mass & parade...

I never expected Coronavirus to take everything away so fast.

I never expected to be so motivated to clean on a weekend. (Nothing kickstarts spring cleaning like the threat of a coronavirus...) I also never expected to ride an...

I never expected that there would be a day that a cough would cause me to be so scared. I keep telling myself I am watching a horror movie - but unfortunately it seems I (like so many others) are the unfortunate stars of...

I never expected to spend the first weeks of my pregnancy isolated at home, wondering if we'd have access to the nutritious food I need now more than ever. I never thought I'd be worried about going to the grocery store, visiting the doctor, or even...

Anonymous

New York, NY