It seems like every single day things are changing with what is happening in the world. One moment we can go out and about as long as we are staying away from others and then the next we are told to stay home unless you have to leave for an essential reason. One moment everything seemed normal and that the world issues were far away from us and the next they overtook the country. One moment I was planning some really fun things with friends and the next everything is canceled.
I’ve been trying to not think what might happen next because it’s just too much. Even a week ago things were so different compared to how they are now. I can’t imagine what next week might be. And if I think about what else could come, it really overwhelms me. All I can do is focus on what is happening today and what I know is going on and hold on to that.
I have been lucky with my mental health for the most part. I have a few mental health issues, but they are mild and manageable. But now, I can feel things getting harder for me. I know it’s not just me and friends of mine who have never had mental health issues are struggling too. This isn’t something anyone has experienced before and there are no guidelines about how to handle it. We are all figuring this out together and somehow that does help me a bit. I’m not alone in my struggles and I have been reaching out to people to help me get through it.
I’m pretty isolated at home. I don’t have a roommate or pet in my house. I am not dating anyone that I would consider living with temporarily while in isolation. I’m by myself and all my interactions are virtual except when I go to the grocery store once a week or the few moments I see my neighbors when taking my trash out. I’m working on scheduling virtual events as often as possible so I don’t have too many days in a row where I don’t have anything other than work and sitting alone at home.
And because I’m home all the time now, it’s easy for me to get sucked into social media or watching the news and I know that isn’t helping me. I’m trying to limit my time looking at social media to specific blocks during the day. And I’m not watching a lot of news on tv because it’s just one scary story after another. I’m mainly using social media for news because it’s not as much at one time and it is broken up by the random other posts that people are putting up there.
This is all still a very new thing for everyone and we are all trying to figure out how to handle it. There is no right or wrong way to manage your time as long as you are doing things that you have to do (work if you work from home and take care of yourself like you normally do). Some people might need to be avoiding all social media and news and others might need to devour everything they can. Whatever we need to do to get through this time, it’s ok. All we can do is do what we need to do right now and hopefully, we can adjust as things change.
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