Manoeuvring the Covid-19 pandemic and its after-effects has been hard and devastating for many. However, there have also been various opportunities and a bit of silver lining for some. Unfortunately, being spared the pain and hardship when everyone around you seems to be getting a double dose of it may give rise to feelings of guilt.
Clinical Psychologist and host of the You’re Okay mental health YouTube channel, Dr Ziyanda Mavumengwana, says this kind of guilt is of privilege more than ones related to the pandemic.
Our response to guilt of privilege is rooted in our cultural paideia to belong and commune with one another which at most times, more especially within the black community, is over scarcity and loss. It was not all bad news that were brought forward by the pandemic with many people seizing the moment to start up their enterprises. According to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission , the record number of 510,000 companies were registered in 2020 which translates to a 32% increase from the previous year.
Khala admits that he did experience pandemic guilt more especially because no one within his immediate family succumbed to the virus. “I got to see a lot of people experience the pandemic guilt, mostly during the lockdown adjusted level five last year. I thank God that my family and I did not experience the devastating impact of the virus,” he says.
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