I have, over the last year and a half, noticed that many of my
clients are experiencing odd combinations of symptoms and stressors in
their lives as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, even if they have had
the vaccine. I don’t know if any psychologist is studying this
phenomenon, but I decided to actually give it a name, which I have
coined as Covid Stress Disorder, or CSD for short. Please note that I
am not a physician or a mental health practitioner. If you have these
symptoms, it is important to address them with health care practitioners
of that sort. The observations that I am making are based upon my work
as an Energy Healer and Shaman. So when I speak to these symptoms, I
am basing it upon observations of the energy field that flows through
and around the human body. In observing the changes, I am also able to
observe behavioral changes for the people experiencing CSD. So here are
a few of the observations that I have made.
*Please remember that I am not a person who can diagnose anything.
That is out of scope for what I do. But I can certainly observe.
Loss of Memory: As the pandemic dragged on, I have
found that many people are experiencing mind fog that leads to loss of
memory as well as often the inability to “find the word” they are
looking for while speaking. It is like, mid-sentence, suddenly a word
that otherwise would have been quite available to them is suddenly
gone. Much of this has to do with being overwhelmed by the pandemic.
Some of it has to do with how our third eyes are handling isolation,
having to resort to virtual communication, and chronic fatigue.
Worry: On a grand scale this would include things
like wondering if and when the pandemic will be over once and for all.
Some of that worry turns obsessive because humans are social animals and
having to isolate and keep social distance is unnatural. Sometimes on a
more personal scale this worry is about whether or not one will
contract Covid or inadvertently infect loved ones with it. This
constant state of worry disrupts the brain function as well as the
overall health of the individual. On an energy level it creates energy
blockages in the solar plexus chakra, the base chakra, and the third eye
chakra.
Anger: This is, of course, a direct result of the
isolation that everyone has experienced, but it can crop up in small
ways day to day, such as being upset that you cannot see your parent or
grandparent in a care home, or in large ways such as rage about
encountering people or seeing reports about people who are breaking
protocols or who are thinking that Covid is all made up. Levels of
incompetency and stupidity in other humans strains our already poor
grasp of patience. This is also manifested in an increase in road rage
and people screaming at each other regarding protocols, their driving, a
delay in some service etc. This can been seen energetically with hot
flares of energy moving abruptly from the base chakra up the energy
system and exploding in the third eye. Logic and reason, at a moment
such as this, go completely out the door. And it takes much longer to
cool down afterwards.
Resentment: This can involve pretty much anything
having to do with how life has become abruptly and radically changed by
the event of the pandemic. But it can also express itself in smaller
ways that burst forth because they have been buried within for too
long. This is one that I have personally experienced when my partner’s
shifts at work in the initial stages of the pandemic were radically
changes and completely all over the place. I was worried about his
safety at work, but also about how well he would function with shifts
that varied at all times of the day. I also resented having to eat
alone too many days in a row. This had been a time when we could sit,
enjoy a meal, and reconnect after a long day at work. Suddenly that was
completely off the table. The resentment energy often, I have noticed,
lodges itself in the jaws and throat chakra. People begin clenching
their teeth unconsciously and even begin grinding teeth at night, which
they never did previously.
Headaches: A LOT of people are suffering from this
symptom because of extra screen time due to having to do everything
online at work and at home. Some of it is a result of having to adapt
to technology that they were unaccustomed to, and a lot because the
pandemic is just plain stressful from the get-go. The headaches are
also associated with self-criticism as well as the perceived criticism
from others (who are often not actually criticizing). I did, you will
note, use the word “perceived.” With CSD, perceptions can really get
wonky and people who have no intent to criticize are perceived to have
done just that. The mind fog that was previously mentioned contributes
to this because it clouds judgement and does not allow for clear
perceptions. The energy level of all of this is mostly around the neck
and head, but some of it also tracks down the back through the
shoulders.
Guilt: Sometimes these feelings of guilt are based
in delusions. Thinking that some past indiscretion or perceived
indiscretion has led to the pandemic is one way in which it is
experienced. It did not at all help that there were politicians who
were playing the guilt and blame game and trying to say that the
pandemic was a result of certain groups of people, be they of particular
sexual orientation, or political belief, or race. That type of
behavior only served the politicians, and no one else at all. But the
guilt that a person experiences can also be because of fortunate
things. For example, some folks whose jobs were not affected by the
pandemic would feel guilty about still having a job when some of their
friends became unemployed because of the ripple effect of the pandemic.
This energetically resides mostly in the mental and emotional bodies of
the energy field.
Frustration: This is often associated with the
feeling of powerlessness when experiencing a pandemic. Some of it is
related to how others are not handling it well, and some of it can be
related to how, during this particular pandemic, people are treating
their medical information like some kind of a reward system on Social
Media. It is like previously mature people have to show off their
vaccination badges of honor. For many the question comes up, “Are we
back in grade one? Gold star for coloring within the lines…green badge
for getting poked with a needle?” While on the one hand, such posts on
Social Media show support for those who are on board with a particular
way of dealing with the pandemic, for others it comes across as
judgemental. There is judgement flowing both ways on this; from those
who have had a vaccination towards those who have not yet, or who are
unable to due to medical issues, or who are not comfortable with the
concept of this particular vaccine in the first place. Also judgement
comes from those who are vaccine hesitant towards those who follow
blindly the “science” simply because science is involved, as though
science is not fallible. This frustration wells up inside the energy of
the stomach, or solar plexus chakra, moves up into the heart centre,
and then does a needle point shot straight to the third eye chakra.
With that sort of abrupt energy flow, is it any wonder that there is
such a division between the camps?
Restlessness: This can be in general, but it is
most often, from my observation, happening for people in the middle of
the night. The time is often correlated to the time of day when the
liver begins to detoxify. At this time, one wakes up and either can’t
get back to sleep, or tosses and turns and, either way, does not get the
rest one requires for their good health. Often this begins in the
solar plexus chakra and then moves downward to the base chakra. While
doing so it often over stimulates the adrenal glands, thus the
restlessness. Sometimes this will progress into having restless leg
syndrome. Just as one begins to fall back asleep, the legs begin to
shake or they will have a sudden jolt of energy that moves them
abruptly, thus waking the person up once again.
Depression: This one begins with the third eye
chakra and swirls around and through it. Cloudiness of thought leads to
depressing thoughts and imagery that move through the mind. If one can
see the specific thing that one is depressed about it becomes easier to
remedy. But if not, then one can actually spiral into an “Oh, what’s
the use?” approach to their life and loved ones.
Detachment from the Inner Self: You may have heard
the term “disassociation.” This one is sort of like that in that one
tends to turn off the self-awareness button as a coping mechanism. But
where it becomes more intense is when anyone around us then observes
something about our behavior and we are shocked that this should even be
considered as a reality because, according to how we see ourselves, it
is not. This is more than denial. With denial we are, on some level,
aware of the situation and our participation in it, we just don’t wish
to address it. With detachment from the Inner Self, we are completely
unaware, which makes our responses more intense than if it were just a
denial system. Anger then flares and we often become paranoid about
others around us trying to make us crazy with judgemental thoughts about
us, when those people were simply observing that “something is off.”
So what do we do about all of this?
I have noticed that regular energy balancing treatments help a lot to
sort these things out. But there are also other things that I have as
suggestions:
Bach Flower Remedies work with the energetic essence of particular
flowers, transmuting them into tinctures that one takes orally that,
once ingested, help with all sorts of mental and emotional balancing.
Here are a few to consider, but do research more on your own and decide
which ones may work for you:
- Rescue Remedy: This is sort of like “first aid” for emotional traumas and for extremely stressful situations.
- Beech: This works with the intolerance of others and balances out
criticizing without any understanding of the views and situations of
others.
- Cherry Plum: This is for the fear of letting go inside; fear of
“losing one’s mind,” fear of loss of control, uncontrolled outbreaks of
temper.
- Crab Apple: This is for when one feels unclean, infected (or the
worry of being infected), or has self-disgust. One gets stuck in
details. Bugs and germs often are a primary concern as well as
self-loathing.
- Elm: for temporary feelings of inadequacy. Also when one is overwhelmed by responsibilities.
- Gorse: For hopelessness and despair. An “Oh, what’s the use?” attitude.
- Mustard: For specific fears that can be named, often leading to depression and anxiety.
- Honeysuckle: This applies to when one finds oneself longing for the
past, for when things can “go back to normal,” as though that will
happen any time soon during a pandemic. It also helps for when one is
not really “living in the present,” thus not responding to present
needs.
- Hornbeam: This is for weariness, mental exhaustion, either temporary
or prolonged, and for procrastination. It also helps for the “hung
over” feeling upon waking.
- Impatiens: For those who are impatient, irritable, and have excessive reactions.
- Olive: For when one is completely exhausted, and has extreme physical and mental fatigue.
- Red Chestnut: For when one has excessive worry and concern over others.
- Walnut: For when one had difficulties around adjusting or around transition periods of life.
- Water Violet: For inner reserve, proud withdrawal, feeling of superiority in isolation, and little emotional involvement.
- Willow” For unspoken resentment and bitterness, “poor me” or “victim of fate” attitude.
So hopefully this will be of some assistance for you, the reader. I
am aware of the fact that there is a plethora of natural remedies other
than Bach Flower Remedies that can assist in all of these symptoms;
aromatherapy and homeopathic to name just two. It is important to do
your research and discover what works best for you. I personally enjoy
the Bach Flower Remedies because they do not in any way contradict any
natural or medical remedies one may be on.
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