My cultural awakening: a Bastille show helped me get over my crippling Covid-era anxiety

I have always had a degree of health anxiety, but when Covid hit, it really spiked. At home with the family, I made sure we washed all our food and even then I didn’t feel safe eating it. I would bring in the post and then be worried about touching the front door. I’d shower for ages, trying to wash the virus away. I’m a journalist, so before the anxiety set in I was a pretty outgoing and adaptable person. But from the start of lockdown until...