Ileen Narisma

COMM 1715, Academic Communication Essentials

Professor Catherine Patterson

December 2, 2022

Effects of Covid-19

Covid-19 was a nightmare for everyone, it changed our lives in many ways, including

mine, it made me reflect on myself, how I’m spending my time, and how important freedom is

for all of us. Many of us experienced Covid-19; I experienced it at the beginning of this year. I

heard of it at the end of 2019, but it didn’t seem real. Beginning of 2020, everything changed, a

lockdown happened. I caught the virus at the end of Christmas break, early this year. The

symptoms I had were sore throat, headache, body pain, cough, and cold. Though it wasn’t as bad

as most people’s cases, I spent most of my time in bed and resting. My time with my family was

impacted, and it made me realize how much I care for their well-being. As soon as I found out

that I tested positive, I informed everyone in our house about it and self-quarantined. I knew that

I cared for my family, but it never truly sunk in until that day. Experiencing Covid, I also

realized how much time I was wasting every day by just staying in my room. I love my room and

my bed, and I love having my little world at home, but when I had to self-quarantine, I lost the

freedom of going outside, the freedom of talking to everyone in my house. It made me realize

that I should value my time with family. During that entire week and a half that I spent doing

self-quarantine, I had the time to reflect on myself and how I treated the people around me. I

realized I neglected those who only wanted to see me succeed, and I was sticking with people
who were only there temporarily. A part of my self-reflecting was realizing the importance of

taking care of our health. To sum it up, we can all agree that Covid-19 was an experience for

everyone; it may be in a good or bad way, but it surely had an impact on all of us.