@ShiningStar 

thank you so much for the beautiful and thoughtful response to my gasp for air. I was very lucky to get an appointment with my psych on Tuesday, who was also very kind and caring. She gave me some ideas I hadn’t tried before to help with my overwhelmed feelings and I am heading back to “normal”. It helps that my niece is one of the lucky ones and has had a mild case of covid. Lying in the dark and repeating the mantra that everyone is fine for an hour also helped (my daughter explained this is a type of grounding, which makes sense. She is much more practiced with mental health treatments). I am truly grateful that you took the time to write such a long and kind message. Thank you