I was 17 when COVID hit — the pandemic triggered horrible anxiety, I’m still suffering today

Jan 22, 2025

In March of 2020, I was 17, shopping for prom dresses, and ordering my cap and gown for high school graduation when the world abruptly shut down. The celebrations were stunted. Excitement was replaced with intense fear about our lives, our health and our futures. Gen Z suffered. I suffered. And I didn’t know how...