What to do?

[Artsyblue]

I have enough trouble the way things are “normally” but this virus stuff has taken me to the depths again. Every support I had, including my therapist visits were either closed or cancelled, along with everything else - restaurants, stores, movies, you name it & now this “lockdown”! I’m trying but I don’t know if I can do it & surely not long term!

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Hi, I can relate to how you feel! It may not seem like much..but please realize you are not alone. I live in a rural town. Alone in a 20 ft camper..we are mostly under lockdown. Due to my anxiety..i have sheltered in place almost completely for days. And maybe for who knows how long. I dont feel well even on the best of days and now its much worse. Whether real or imagined.

Please find strength from deep within you, and know that we are all linked by a common cause.

You and i are not alone.

Lets find strength in each other as well.

When this is all over we will have quite a story to tell! 🌸

[tylerdu]

I live alone and am out of work at the moment and have been struggling with this just like you. A few things have helped me although I doubt I am doing much better than you. I spent the first few days off lockdown consumed by doing an deep clean and reorganizing, a clean space always make me feel better after its cluttered. Second I bought a few small plants that i have been taking care of, although you can't sit and watch them grow, you do notice it and I find it oddly satisfying tracking the progress. Having these plants also forces me to open up my apartment to natural light from outside and the sunlight and fresh air can make me feel better sometimes. I am struggling most with the lack of social interaction and I have no idea how I can improve on that, but for passing the time I'm trying to throw myself into something. I'm trying to paint again which is something I havent dont since my high school art class hahahaha, but anything that you can get in the zone doing, thats what I'm trying to do.

[PastelPink20]

I wish you the best!! I hope you find things to help you. It is difficult. What have you tried? Let us know!

I just started to feel depressed extra the last few days... like not wanting to get up because I didn’t have anywhere to be.

I don’t know!!?? I know people say this is a chance to focus on the things you could do if you had the time: like write or do a puzzle or work on learning how to crochet or learn to cook or deep clean. Rewatch Harry Potter movies. FaceTime with ppl? Write your grandma a letter in the snail mail.

I finally washed my sheets. Got rid of old clothes. Vacuumed. Wrote a song. Did a puzzle. I’m trying to learn ukulele on a $5 ukulele and I sound awful. 😂😂 Played on the Nintendo switch.

I am not very social online with people I know. So that’s a struggle. 😆 I miss work and school. The structure of it all.

It’s a new chance to develop other habits and skills at home! It’s hard without accountability buddies though.