The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Sunday January 2nd, 2022
COVID and collective PTSD by Joseph Gatt
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a condition where, when in times of war, people don’t cooperate like they should; you’re left on your own. Fighting all by yourself and facing a probable death over a long period of time leads to anxiety disorders in peacetime. You end up believing that life really is unpredictable, that individuals really don’t cooperate, and that no one will help you deal with life’s struggles.
So the COVID pandemic has created chaos. People are trying to survive all by themselves, cooperation is at an all time low, and you have to fight all by yourself to get what you need. You also face uncertainties in life and a possible death if you are infected with the virus.
So a lot of individuals in society will tend to believe that life is unpredictable and that you have to fight all by yourself to overcome life’s struggles. This way of life has consequences in the form of collective PTSD, and the following is the kind of society you end up with.
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New Years Resolution #poem by Jan Sand
“The sensible, these days, has become
Incomprehensible.
The weather, whether one agrees
To please
The experts, on the matter”
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Mirrors #shortstory #fiction by Abigail George
She is two people. One filled with introspection and the other is a mirror held up to her face, her identity, her personality, and perhaps truth too in ways in means inconceivable to the world around her.
The man is magnificent. Everything about the man is magnificent. His life speaks of travel and adventure. She has never been anywhere.
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Ephemera #34 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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