attempt to envision yourself in a scenario that aligns with the experiences that many people are currently having with the COVID-19 outbreak; specifically, for those that are losing or have lost someone close to them during this outbreak.

Scenario: You have contracted COVID-19. However, you're asymptomatic and are unaware that you have it. Your family has a get together that you attend, and unfortunately, one of your relatives that's immuno-compromised contracts the virus. Within 10-days, they pass away.

Please talk about the following considerations.

1. Describe the types of thoughts that you would likely navigate during the following phases:
   • The initial moment you discover the virus has been contracted.
   • The moment you realize that the situation is grim and death is a likely scenario.
   • The moment you realize death is a certainty.
2. Consider the same thing(s) for the people on the other side of the situation. How does the perspective differ? What are some other considerations for what they might experience?
3. How would the emotions of fear, guilt, despair, and/or anxiety factor in? Go one-by-one.
   • Think about this in the first-person for each scenario.
   • Then, think about it from the other's perspective (parent, sibling, friend, etc.)
4. Paint a picture of the time after the loss has occurred.
   1. How does it differ compared to other types of loss?
   2. Given the circumstance, would there be a higher magnitude of a negative psychological response? Explain.
5. Based on what you've shared, describe the measure of empathy you feel and how this exercise has impacted you.