transitions

Let me see what you feel. / Let me feel what you see. / Let me touch who you are. / Let me hear your thoughts.

UC Berkeley researchers found positive social media experiences helped adolescents mitigate loneliness and develop peer relationships during COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a study published Aug. 26.

I have never dealt well with change. My usual response to change is to curl into a ball and cease to function until I finally get used to my new reality. 

There is really no other way of handling transitions than systematic desensitization — repeatedly walking through the doorway and thinking through the steps before going in to reduce that unknown factor.