Page 6 - Issue 15

The effects of
COVID-19 on a

returning HDOZ
Shnattie

Returning from Shnat was never supposed to be an
easy task. Following a year of interpersonal
development, physical and emotional reliance on
others and most importantly, independence from
the familial oligarchs known as parents, sleeping in
my own bed was a melancholy moment. Over the 3
months prior to the COVID pandemic reaching our
shores, adjusting to a lifestyle that was completely
foreign again was difficult. Questions were asked
about mental health and whether Shnat had