Have we all lost time?

Five years ago, the UK went into lockdown. Does that statement make you want to flick past this article? Did it cause you to shudder or flinch? Here, Catriona Innes delves into how our collective denial and discomfort – and suppressed grief – is really impacting us…

I can’t do it. I’ve tried. I have put my trainers on, got a podcast lined up and headed out the door for my local park. But after around five minutes of determined strides, I find myself turning back around and heading for the safety of home. However much I try, I just can’t bring myself to do that walk. It’s too loaded. Too heavy with memories. This particular walk is just one of the seemingly tiny and insignificant reminders of the intense two-and-a-bit years when our lives turned upside down. A time that I’d rather forget, mentally out of bounds and avoided at all costs. On 23 March 2020, Boris Johnson took to our screens and announced that we would be going into lockdown. When we realised that this issue would…

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Cosmopolitan UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, April/May 2025

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