[Everglow.]

Hey,

I can definitely understand why this news is impacting your motivation to work right now. I'm not sure how this works, but does your job have a contact you can talk to who might be able to offer you some sort of support? If so, I would try and see if you can take advantage of this and possibly take a little bit of time off if possible too. If you have holiday time to take, you can always request this if unpaid/paid leave is unavailable through other means. If this isn't possible, remind yourself of why you are doing this job - it is a very important role right now and you're helping millions of people to keep others and themselves safe. I know it doesn't help your current situation, but it's something to still feel good about.

Most of all though, remember that sometimes you just can't force motivation to appear. Be kind to yourself. With what you've found out, it's understandable that this is going to be hard. Don't be too tough on yourself if you're having a hard time dealing with it all. If you can and you feel able, reach out to friends or family and try and give yourself a network of support outside of work hours. Set up some zoom/skype calls, do things that take your mind entirely off of covid when it's not necessary to think about it all. It might not change the motivation aspect of things, but it will give you a break from the covid related issues you have for a short period, and you should try to maintain some sort of balance for this if you can.

I'm sorry your uncle is so sick. I hope he makes a good recovery soon. If there's anything we can do for you please feel free to let us know.