'I have panic disorder and agoraphobia, which has meant that I’ve been housebound since March 2020.' 'Since then, I’ve not been beyond the end of my street, and most days find me staying inside.' I ✍️ Caitlin Kearns
After a brief spell of being furloughed, I had to leave my job, but this allowed me time to think about my career. I rediscovered my love of writing, and by summer 2020, I’d received a grant from the Arts Council of NI, and was starting to forge a writing career, something that I had dreamed about as a teenager.
I was worried, initially, that when lockdown restrictions ended, so would people’s compassion. Would I get left behind? Would events that had been moved online now be back to in-person only? How would this affect my relationships and career? I needn’t have worried though. I have a loyal band of friends and barely a day goes by when I don’t have an in-person visit or a zoom call with a friend or colleague. I am incredibly lucky that those who love me make the effort to show.I also am lucky to work with a range of people, from individuals to companies, who always try their best to make sure I am included, from video calling into rehearsal rooms, to receiving recordings of my work to watch and share.
Despite what people may assume, our lives are just messy, funny, and occasionally strange as anyone else’s. They might look slightly different to what most consider to be the ‘norm,’ but that doesn’t make them any less valid.
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