Has anyone heard of covid reducing a person's emotional intelligence?
My mother has had covid 3 times now. Only 2 vaccinations and no masking. Each infection she started getting more and more disoriented every time we spoke over the phone. She also has chronic fatigue now. But also she seems to be losing her ability to empathize. It went from confusion over why people feel a certain way, to now not understanding why her actions hurt others.
I've tried explaining to her calmly, clearly, and slowly why she can't, say for example, tell a friend that their kid just isn't trying hard enough when friend talks about how standardized testing hurts neurodivergent kids like theirs, or for example why you shouldn't tell me it's my fault for being in poverty because I should've never moved out when I have a breakdown.
She used to be very kind and caring when I was a kid. This isnt like her, I don't know what happened.
Cheesealicious