How is everyone handling the isolation situation?

hopealwayz · Mar 27, 2020 at 05:05 AM

I am SO restless. I’ve been working on my mental health.

ArtleyWilkins · Mar 27, 2020 at 05:26 AM

I was just about to die of boredom, but I'm a teacher and they finally put us to work this week. We are going fully online next week, so extremely busy creating lesson plans, online learning space/activities, and calling every single family in my 2nd period (5 hours of phone calls yesterday and still have to re-call 11 who I was unable to reach). Yeah, not bored anymore. LOL! We have some 53,000 students in our district and we're making a valiant effort to personally contact every one of them by Monday. It's a MASSIVE undertaking but necessary because we honestly aren't sure where they all are right now. For instance, I discovered one of my students has physically relocated during this crisis but she'll still be doing our work. We have other students whose families may have left the country but we are doing are best to account for all of them.

ChickenNoodleSoup · Mar 27, 2020 at 06:46 AM

Fortunately, I have a rowing machine and some weights at home, so I exercise a lot.
Other than that, it's a bit boring, I pretty much do the same things every day (read, game, watch movies, eat). Usually I enjoy cooking, but since me and my partner decided to not leave the house at all for the coming months, by now we mostly eat canned food, not a lot of cooking involved.

Mental health wise, I'm actually doing better than I have been for years. I'm not stressed, not anxious (probably due to medication), have far less mood swings than usual.

Omers · Mar 27, 2020 at 07:06 AM

I have H so I am not totally isolated but we are getting more and more uneasy around eachother. I am lucky that we live on 30 acres. A walk around the outside of my hay field is almost exactly a mile. We have quite the lot of cats, dogs and horses that need tending to. Soon it will be time for gardens and harvesting the various plants on our land.
I have either video sessions or phone calls with T every week and can email him. Pdoc I call. T said in an email this week that I am processing a lot and doing it really fast. I think some of that is because I can’t go anywhere and some is because I am more afraid than ever of not being able to finish my work with him.
H goes back to work soon (he was quarantined) and then things will get easier. I have a project I want to work on that relates to T and will help me feel connected. H is more jealous of T than ever so I don’t want to work on it while he is home even though he knows about it.

ScarletPimpernel · Mar 27, 2020 at 07:29 AM

I'm not in isolation anymore than I was before. However, H being home all the time now...it's overwhelming. He's starting to feel anxious again and is grumpy.

For me, to fight the boredom, I play with my dogs, watch tv, play games on my phone and computer, sleep, and read forums and fb.

Mar 27, 2020 at 09:27 AM

I, too, am no more isolated than before. My husband is working from home, so I actually see another person now more than usual. I used to sometimes briefly hang out at a couple places that I don't now. It's not a major loss, for the time being.

Mar 27, 2020 at 10:29 AM

My schedule and day to day life is virtually unchanged. note: That's not really something to envy but it does mean that I'm suffering little anxiety over this situation. So far anyway.

DechanDawa · Mar 27, 2020 at 01:19 PM

I dislike the feeling of everything being closed. It's weird and surreal.

I don't mind being at home...I live alone and am used to it...but for mental health it was already important to be able to go out, see people, sit and have a coffee, browse through a book store...

I feel like my mental health has taken a big hit this week.

ArtieTheSequal · Mar 27, 2020 at 02:08 PM

I'd already been working at home for over a year before all this started, so not a big change for me at least during the day. Plus we've been working a lot of overtime so I am too tired to want to go out anywhere anyway, even if I could. I do at least make sure I go out in my backyard once a day to stand barefoot in the dirt it helps me stay grounded.

Mar 27, 2020 at 03:19 PM

I took a leave of absence bc I'm scared AF of the coronavirus. I told my supervisor I'll be back when it blows over and he said ok. Now I'm bored AF and am contemplating going back when pandemic reaches peak, rather than it being completely gone. I've been through hours of Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube per day. And cleaning house. And I'm still running out of things to do.

unaluna · Mar 27, 2020 at 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Xeero Gusteaux II

My schedule and day to day life is virtually unchanged. note: That's not really something to envy but it does mean that I'm suffering little anxiety over this situation. So far anyway.

Yeah things on the tv will freak me out from time to time, but i just switch to a stupid youtube video and i feel better. I am taking my temperature every day though. I dont want to be blindsided.

mote.of.soul · Mar 27, 2020 at 06:17 PM

Well, for me - someone who has had to get used to the fact that I have very bad social anxiety - handling the current isolation aspect of these times is actually not a problem. It's something I've had to get used to a long time ago. So, I probably represent a small percentage of the earths population for whom this is the norm; the recluse, the hermit, the self isolator. Must be hellish for everyone else.

Row Jimmy · Mar 27, 2020 at 08:31 PM

I am exercising, climbing a few mountains, running, and doing a lot of stargazing at night. My wife and I are getting along surprisingly well. One thing this has taught me is that I am not in control and can't force my will on my life. It has been liberating sort of going with the flow.

mugwort2 · Mar 27, 2020 at 08:38 PM

Watching free classic old movies on youtube. Keeping in touch by phone with relatives and friends and my male friend.

zapatoes · Mar 28, 2020 at 12:32 AM

Taking it day by day, stressed some about setting up working from home, but look forward to working from home. Just stressed about initially setting up home work space.

eskielover · Mar 28, 2020 at 03:51 PM

Lol....me & all my friends are getting their spring cleaning & yard work done without interruptions of social gatherings. We are going to be a country with the cleanest houses & immaculate yards by the end of this.

The sense of accomplishment is great.

ArtieTheSequal · Mar 28, 2020 at 06:44 PM

I cleaned my kitchen yesterday afternoon. The countertops practically sparkle now and that makes me happy. I need to clean my office next. I have papers everywhere!!

divine1966 · Mar 29, 2020 at 12:08 PM

My husband and I enjoy spending such unusual amount of time together. We don’t normally have the luxury. It’s very nice. We like having each other around. He works but not every day because his shifts are long, in health care. But I am home all day now. I.

I normally am very hyper constantly doing something person so I guess it’s ok to take it slower. I am trying

I’ve been reading, talking to people, doing deep cleaning and organizing, catching up on tv shows, doing work online, going outside if it’s warmer etc

Mountaindewed · Mar 29, 2020 at 12:33 PM

I’m doing pretty good. I’ve figured out the online grocery shopping. Also I got some cat litter ordered and a few things from amazon. I have a doctors appointment I have to go to tomorrow. They called to confirm on Friday and said I had to go. But I’m doing ok with the isolation.

-jimi- · Mar 29, 2020 at 02:54 PM

We don't have many restrictions. Business as usual.

Not that a lockdown would affect me much. When I go outside it's mostly to walk the dog.

Just teed off concerts will probably be canceled this summer, I had so many plans.

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hopealwayz Magnate Member Since Jan 2016 Location: In my mind Posts: 2,281 8 272 hugs given	Mar 27, 2020 at 05:05 AM #1 I am SO restless. I’ve been working on my mental health.
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ScarletPimpernel Wise Elder Member Since Nov 2013 Location: US Posts: 8,408 (SuperPoster!) 10 6,414 hugs given	Mar 27, 2020 at 07:29 AM #5 I'm not in isolation anymore than I was before. However, H being home all the time now...it's overwhelming. He's starting to feel anxious again and is grumpy. For me, to fight the boredom, I play with my dogs, watch tv, play games on my phone and computer, sleep, and read forums and fb. __________________ "Odium became your opium..." ~Epica
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Anonymous46341 Guest Posts: n/a	Mar 27, 2020 at 09:27 AM #6 I, too, am no more isolated than before. My husband is working from home, so I actually see another person now more than usual. I used to sometimes briefly hang out at a couple places that I don't now. It's not a major loss, for the time being.
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Anonymous46365 Guest Posts: n/a	Mar 27, 2020 at 10:29 AM #7 My schedule and day to day life is virtually unchanged. note: That's not really something to envy but it does mean that I'm suffering little anxiety over this situation. So far anyway.
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DechanDawa Grand Magnate Member Since Nov 2015 Location: United States Posts: 3,815 8 1,043 hugs given	Mar 27, 2020 at 01:19 PM #8 I dislike the feeling of everything being closed. It's weird and surreal. I don't mind being at home...I live alone and am used to it...but for mental health it was already important to be able to go out, see people, sit and have a coffee, browse through a book store... I feel like my mental health has taken a big hit this week. __________________
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ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,234 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,764 hugs given	Mar 27, 2020 at 02:08 PM #9 I'd already been working at home for over a year before all this started, so not a big change for me at least during the day. Plus we've been working a lot of overtime so I am too tired to want to go out anywhere anyway, even if I could. I do at least make sure I go out in my backyard once a day to stand barefoot in the dirt it helps me stay grounded.
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Row Jimmy Poohbah Member Since Apr 2015 Location: Protest. Posts: 1,337 9 400 hugs given	Mar 27, 2020 at 08:31 PM #13 I am exercising, climbing a few mountains, running, and doing a lot of stargazing at night. My wife and I are getting along surprisingly well. One thing this has taught me is that I am not in control and can't force my will on my life. It has been liberating sort of going with the flow.
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mugwort2 Poohbah Member Since Aug 2015 Location: Philadelphia PA. Posts: 1,291 8 28 hugs given	Mar 27, 2020 at 08:38 PM #14 Watching free classic old movies on youtube. Keeping in touch by phone with relatives and friends and my male friend.
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zapatoes Grand Magnate Member Since Sep 2018 Location: Islandia Posts: 4,263 (SuperPoster!) 5 10.9k hugs given	Mar 28, 2020 at 12:32 AM #15 Taking it day by day, stressed some about setting up working from home, but look forward to working from home. Just stressed about initially setting up home work space.
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ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,234 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,764 hugs given	Mar 28, 2020 at 06:44 PM #17 I cleaned my kitchen yesterday afternoon. The countertops practically sparkle now and that makes me happy. I need to clean my office next. I have papers everywhere!!
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,188 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,762 hugs given	Mar 29, 2020 at 12:33 PM #19 I’m doing pretty good. I’ve figured out the online grocery shopping. Also I got some cat litter ordered and a few things from amazon. I have a doctors appointment I have to go to tomorrow. They called to confirm on Friday and said I had to go. But I’m doing ok with the isolation. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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-jimi- Jimi the rat Member Since Dec 2008 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 6,256 15	Mar 29, 2020 at 02:54 PM #20 We don't have many restrictions. Business as usual. Not that a lockdown would affect me much. When I go outside it's mostly to walk the dog. Just teed off concerts will probably be canceled this summer, I had so many plans. __________________
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