
As Sitka’s internet outage extends into a second week, plenty of people have felt the frustration of being unable to communicate, whether it’s a postponed surgical procedure that required telemedicine, or just setting up a carpool for their child. But something else is going on, too, and it’s not simply nostalgia for the days when the entire world wasn’t a click away. KCAW’s Robert Woolsey spoke with a clinical mental health counselor to learn more about the unexpected upside of being out of touch.