Managing a COVID-19 diagnosis: 7 coping skills

In the U.S., we have been managing COVID-19 for more than 2 years—wearing masks, social distancing, playing mental chess before every social interaction, and modifying many joyful life events and daily activities. Like many, I work in a hospital and have been caring for those diagnosed with COVID-19. Like many, I am fully vaccinated and received my booster. Like many, I was making very calculated decisions and missing events in an attempt to spend time with family that meant the most to me. Like many, I received a breakthrough diagnosis of COVID-19.