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How do you distance yourself from your live-in family members without offending them. Starting to feel bad ☹.

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Hi I know what you mean do you have health condition just explain to them your anxiety over the virus and they love you they will understand I had to distance from my mum whilst living there, I knew I couldn't have the virus as wear mask and never go out except a park walk but the cat was a worry to her his fur and feet and me sleeping with him, he didn't understand he had to be out most the time or licked in my bedroom with me do you have a room you can put a kettle and little eating area perhaps with microwave I don't know what family you live with husband parents or children perhaps for anxiety there's a teqhnigue breath in to count of 4 hold for 7 big puff breath out keep repeating I like to say calm in my mind on the breath out take care stay safe x

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