My partner has Covid, and I am freaking out. Please help me deal.
My partner and I live together. We regretfully made a masked trip to the grocery store, where a woman coughed on him. He started having symptoms a few days later (Cough, fever, body aches, sleeplessness). He's mostly well with a lingering cough, but I started having symptoms on Friday. (fever, heaviness in my lungs, sore throat) We both have asthma and allergies, and I got worried enough that we got tested over the weekend.
His test came back positive and mine came back negative, probably because I got tested too early.
We're fortunate enough to be able to quarantine, and both have full time jobs and health insurance.
All that said, I'm freaking the fuck out. I have depression and anxiety and worry typically manifests itself as anger. About his future health, about being in limbo whether I have covid or not, about having stayed inside for a year for NOTHING, about the stupidity of getting sick just before the vaccine became available, about how all of this was preventable, and how the wealthy have treatments available we'll never access. I can't dump all of this on him, but I don't know how to deal, mentally or practically.
What do I do to keep us as healthy as possible and recover well from this? How do I not make this about me emotionally, and support him in his recovery as much as possible? How do I not get consumed with guilt and anger and regret and focus on getting better?
HALP.
Thank you. |
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