Paradox, Polarity and the Pandemic: making sense of the existential impacts of COVID-19 on people’s lives
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.65828/82jasb36Keywords:
Paradox, polarities, COVID-19, Umwelt, Mitwelt, Eigenwelt, ÜberweltAbstract
This paper is a brief phenomenological description of the polarities and paradoxes emerging in people's day-to-day lives, within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses a collection of vignettes to explore the ways that people in the UK are making sense of the early stages of the COVID-19 public health measures. It concludes by suggesting there is an existential importance of working with paradoxes and polarities, both personally and professionally, as psychotherapists at this time.
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