Coming along

This piece has been on my mind since late summer. It evolved from nostalgia over not going home this year, catastrophic floods in Poland in September, recent political events, as well as more recent health scare.

Ongoing unexpected and unsettling events have the power to ignite a very intense stress response for all of us. “Emotional flooding” in psychology is distinguished from manageable stress by its intensity. Flooding tends to happen quickly, unexpectedly, and it always overwhelms our sense of safety and stability. Given the times we live in, flooding is a predictable and increasingly common response whenever we are met with unanticipated change. Meet “Flooded.”