myself? ok. i've been handling the quarantine well enough because me and my wife don't go out a lot.
my family? not really. two deaths because of covid-19. we are in shock because we couldn't even go to the wake/burial.
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#92It's ok in some senses and terrible in others.
Being in a relatively small apartment with a dog, and a fiance also working remotely is a huge pain. There's days where we're both super busy and we feel more like roommates than SOs.
I love my dog, but he's young and needs to get his energy out, and some days the monotony of taking him to the same park for exercise so he's content while we both work really gets to me.
Productivity is hard some days. I've been getting stuff done in general, but there's days where nothing happens. I don't worry for my job, but I feel a sense of guilt like I should be doing more - after all, I have no distractions, right?
I miss visiting my family - window visits are nigh-impossible when with grandparents who are hard of hearing.
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#93Really badly, but could be worse. I am entirely sure that I have moderate-serious depression since the lock down started. I rely entirely on external structure and physical separation of spaces to keep myself sane. So WFH has been disastrous for me. I have been eating worse, not working out, stopped pursuing hobbies/side projects and have been incredibly unproductive at work. Thankfully, a year of good results prior…
Anecdotally, cutting my coffee intake to near-zero levels has allowed my anxiety to simmer down. Perhaps this may help in your situation.
Out of curiosity did you switch to decaf or just no coffee at all? I could never tell if it was coffee specifically or just caffeine in general which heightened my anxiety.
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#94I feel a touch of shame considering the tenor of this thread, but amazing. I just said to my wife I don’t want to go back. And I have a pretty spacious private office. We had our first child on Halloween and we both had only returned to work for a month before being forced to wfh. We both still are. It’s great watching my son every day grow. My wife’s job leaves her twiddling her thumbs a lot so she gets to spend a l…
I feel a little guilty too enjoying quarantine. My partner and I are both homebodies, and so we've enjoyed the extra time we have together. It's also been doing wonders for my stress since we recently relocated to another country (can't avoid packing and doing stuff to get set up for another country if you're stuck at home.) I definitely don't miss the traffic from my old commute at all. I can see how if you're singl…
We also bought a house last year. We have said how lucky we are. How we would be so miserable if we were still in the small apartment. We also had worked from
Home one or two days a week prior. Having a designated work space definitely helped.
We are also homebodies
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#95I’m angry.
I got screwed over by a re-org that went against previous (unwritten) company policy, and now I’m just angry every time I see the exec talk about how well they treat their employees.
I’m still not sure what to do about it. I had really liked the duties I had there, but it sounds like the role I enjoyed no longer exists.
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#97I'm holding up quite well. I'm still working from home, but my kids are going to school again, which helps a lot. Our holiday to Sweden was cancelled, so we're renting a campervan and touring around our own country (Netherland) instead. We're well aware we've got it relatively easy compared to many other people. But if these times are so hard on you, why don't you share a bit more about your situation? (I'm assuming…
The US thing scares me way more. Not in a surprised way, the worlds superpower has been in freefall for some time now, I hope it does what it has been good at throughout its history and reinvents itself into something better. If not, we're all in for a world of hurt.
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#98Fantastic. I've moved to a consistent sleep schedule for the first time in a decade, where my weekday and weekend wake times are only different by an hour or so (vs. 4 hours pre-covid). I've bought back a good chunk of my life from commute. The pace of life is slower and more leisurely now.
The major downside is I can't lift anymore having no access to a gym, and I know I've lost noticeable muscle mass as a result. I'm running now, but it's just not the same.
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#99The WFH novelty has worn off and now it just sucks. Living in an apt that feels like a prison. I realize my only real friends I see are colleagues so now I see no one except for family. At the same time I really wish I had some time by myself away from the family. School holidays are making this worse as kids have nothing to do and I'm too busy working to help. Putting on weight, losing fitness. Can't visit extended family because they're all in other countries. Uncle diagnosed with terminal cancer, can't see him either. My employer is slowly failing. I wanted a new job this year but have put it off until the job market recovers.
The worst thing is it looks like it'll be like this for another year, ugh.
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#100Hey friend. Long time lurker around here, created an account to reply here. I don't know. It's hard man. I know there are people in worse situations than me but it's hard anyway. Working from home since March. I spend all my day alone at home (with my cats). My GF arrives late and leaves early. She has to go to work everyday. I feel unmotivated. I'm not socializing, I'm getting fat, I'm slacking on my work. The worse…
It was funny (a sad funny!) to read this post since the summer festival I'm going to miss the most was the one put on by the local Portuguese/Azoran community.
Hopefully it is ready for next year: http://feastoftheblessedsacramentcom.ning.com/