The Pandemic is Improving. Why Are You Still So Miserable?

It’s okay if your mental health is not bouncing back. Here’s why.

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At first, Lindsay Pearson felt hopeful. She was getting the Covid-19 vaccine, and case rates around the country were going down. The pandemic was, by many accounts, finally getting under control. Like many of us, Pearson, 23, who lives in Bakersfield…