Anyone else going to be really lonely over the next few months?

[LockdownLonely]

I live on my own and apart from going to work Monday to Friday and volunteering once a week I am going to be on my own. I can’t risk seeing my mum and dad as they are vulnerable.

I’m trying to be strong but I feel lonely already and just really sad I’m not going to have a hug for the foreseeable future. I’m going to go outside to exercise still but it just seems like there will be a lot of hours to fill alone at home.

Anyone else in the same boat?

Yep. I have DS but I will have no other adult contact when we inevitably go into lockdown. It's going to be difficult.

How are we doing?

I seem to have adjusted - after a very tough first week - and feel quite buoyant. To my surprise!

Not great at the moment. I kind of feel like there's nothing to look forward to at the moment. I've been furloughed so I've got nothing to do. Putting my energy into doing some home learning with DS but I'm feeling very bored.

Also trying to refrain from just saying "fuck it" and eating snacks and drinking wine every day!

I’m working from home, my employer has put a lot of emphasis that we need to put our well-being first so they have added a lot of “keep in touch” meetings and online chat channels. I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed with it... I am an introvert, I don’t want to be having a bloody online lunch with people I don’t even know. Sigh..

But, I think I am adapting well, although I know it is early days. I have been working in the garden before I sign in for work and painting the stairwell when things go a bit quiet and before DS wakes up, once he does I spend three hours pestering him to do school work while dealing with stuff at work and at 4pm the X-box takes over.

springydaff really glad you are coming to terms with the new normal. I’m up and down really. I feel generally anxious and am aware that my heart rate is faster. I’m not an anxious person at all so I wasn’t expecting to feel noticeably Physically stressed out.

I’m normally good at being on my own but feel very cut off and as it’s so quiet around me it feels weird. All the flats across the road are empty as they’re due to be demolished. All the trees and shrubs on that side have been chopped down in readiness so it looks barren and horrible. I don’t think the desolation I’m looking out at is helping my state of mind and I’m feeling dismal.

My shitty, vile family are playing up which is threatening to disturb my peace! At least I'm not living with them..

We have to focus on the good stuff I think. Do you have another view, Snake? My family are obliterating my 'view' at the moment..

Sorry about family vileness springydaff. That’s fraught enough at the best of times .
The post apocalyptic view is what I look out at from the living room and the kitchen . From the bedroom the view consists of a ridiculously humungus Leilandii tree (apparently it was originally 4 separate trees but they’ve merged into one monsterous growth) .

Can you put subverting see-thru up at the windows? A tropical view? 😅🍹

Yes it's pretty kitsch and naff but, surely, desperate times, any solution! Plus I happen to adore kitsch because its hilarious and makes me laugh every time.

Subverting?? Fucksake!

Something, of course

(my predictive also makes great use of purple when I mean people. Very tiresome 🙄)