What dreadful habits have you developed in the past 6 months?

[YoungDino]

Fair warning: absolutely no positivity allowed. I don't want to hear that you've started running or yoga or achieved inner peace. I am misery and I need company.

I went from eating a healthy diet and only occasionally eating chocolates, ice cream and sweets to munching on junk almost exclusively. I think I eat more chocolate than food at this point to be quite frank.

I've also given up all forms of movement. I used to do 15-20k steps per day and now I have no idea because I've taken my step tracker off.

I don't shower as often as I should. Personal grooming has fallen well down the list of priorities for me. I find myself wondering how long my moustache will grow.

I also often stay awake until 2am wasting time online and drag myself out of bed at 9am.

Put on make-up and nice accessories and took myself to a Oxford for a walk and lunch. I feel so incredibly flat and like I want to go home and get into my pjs and bed. I genuinely cannot be arsed with any aspect of life.

All of these things and more. Today for example, despite apparently working from home, I just lummed about in my mismatched pjs and stinking dressing gown, having last washed my hair on Tuesday. I dragged myself into the shower at half past 3, and that’s me done for the day. Luckily I am quite happy being a horrid little piggy 🐷

Thanks for this thread, OP. I thought everyone had spent the last seven months wafting about in designer loungewear, doing Joe Wickes, yoga and baking. Meanwhile I stumble around feeling dazed at the changes in the world, can't concentrate and drink too much.

If I can manage to do one constructive thing a day I count that as a win.

Oh, and my insomnia has developed nicely.

I have days where my step count only just breaks 100

@Somuchroom

I cracked two days ago and have fully succumbed to self pity. I’ve told my DH I can’t pretend anymore. I took myself to bed and have only moved for the toilet. DH is forcing me to eat random bits of toast. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep. I don’t want to do anything. I feel guilt as my dh is having to do all childcare but I just can’t muster any want to participate in life right now.

I see from your first post that you’ve started heavily smoking weed again.

You “succumbing to self pity” will be as a direct result of the impact of the heavy drug taking.

Quite simply, it’s not on. You have children, and your DH is now having to look after a partner with a drug induced withdrawal and children.

I’ve taken up vaping again... in secret. I’d quit for 12 months before May but the world and day to day life is just too damn stressful that I was ready to kill somebody.

That and a really bad wine habit.

Oh and I’ve gained around a stone. Lost 5lb of it now though as I’ve cut down on the daily wine!

I get Virgin Wine deliveries, drink most days. Too much comfort food, have put on a stone. Used to do dance classes, now spend most of the time on my couch. Haven't read a single book. Buying stuff online is my only pleasure. Also stay up v late watching tv or doomscrolling! It's not good and I think winter will only make it worse. Wow, that looks really bad seeing it written down!

I wrote my above post before I RTFT and my God, I'm so grateful for everyone's honesty about how they are really doing, I thought it was just me and was feeling really bad about it. It makes me feel so much better seeing that other pp are doing the exact same thing, makes it feel more normal. We are all under such extreme stress, with many of the usual ways of dealing with it being taken away from us, it's pretty understandable pp are coping with it this way. It's self soothing behaviours really, isn't it? How to stop.it tho and create healthy habits, that's the question now as we're all probably gonna be facing a harsher lockdown this winter...?

Today I woke at 7, went to the loo, got back into bed and woke to DH coming home from night shift at 9.30. I has a Zoom at 10!!
It was a new low point. I did it from my bed, no make up, hair not brushed, no bra on. I had to keep tilting the screen so they could just see my face, complete with jowls and chins. I looked utterly dreadful.

It motivated me to go and buy some foundation and concealer. Tomorrow I AM going for a walk. I have to cut back on booze and start eating properly - sandwiches for tea again tonight as cba. I do bath most days as its the best way to get warm in this flat so I’m reasonably clean, but spent just so much of my life either in or on my bed.

Eating more takeaways and crisps than ever! Exercise (walking and yoga) gone out the window! General slob when not at work.

I'm in the process of getting quietly trollied.

Fuck Covid and fuck the B word.

@beguilingeyes

I meant to catch up with my enormous pile of books...and watch all the TV I've recorded. Instead I'm glued to my phone... endlessly scrolling. I have the concentration span of a gnat.

I could have written this

Spending far too much time on my phone.

DH tested positive and tomorrow marks the end of my 14 day isolation. During that time I have done no exercise. I have found it really tough and can't wait to go out tomorrow and get my 10,000 steps in.

Sorry OP but you've gone and done something positive..start this thread!! It's going to make feel a billion times better knowing they're far from alone! 👍😅

Interesting social experiment really, it seems like a lot of people are actually more content not being forced to spend time with other people, they'd actually rather be alone/with dog/cat/toaster whatever!! Probably make a lot of people reevaluate their lives!

Me...allergic to alcohol and gluten intolerant. Could do with a chocolate allergy.

Had to go on antidepressants and anxiety meds for first time in my over 40 years.

Going out wear now consists of raincoat, 'dog trousers' and crocs (with socks obviously).

Clothes shopping is now trawling eBay for replacement tracksuit bottoms so I can wear/wash/wear/wash.

I thoroughly enjoy avoiding people.

When people moan about not being touched or hugged or missing social contact I just keep my big gob shut because I love it. My stress levels have never been this low.
I just counted and I own 4 dressing gowns. I only need 3 more to have one for every day of the week. I spend most evenings knitting and watching box sets, or reading Jilly Cooper.

Strangely, this thread is helping me even though I'm sorry we're all feeling shit!
I get my ds off to school and then get back into bed until about 11.30 ish.
Can't remember the last time I washed my hair. I had/have a part time job and I can't even motivate myself to ask if I still have one. Nobody has contacted me. That song - what you gonna do when the money runs out - springs to mind!

Dog went to groomers yesterday (she came and picked her up) and I felt I really should change the bedding as she's so lovely and clean and well, I'm not.

Drinking too much. Not so much eating as I can't be arsed to cook except for the dc's.

I feel a bit better having written that - so thanks x

My motivation is at an all time low. I've gained a stone, housework is overwhelming me and I've done zero exercise in months. Cooking is the last thing on my mind and DH is doing keto so he sorts his own dinner and I usually put together a sandwich when I can be arsed. A few nights ago my dinner was a Muller Rice and a banana.

My sleep pattern is totally fucked - I used to be knackered by 10:30pm but now I'm up watching shite on Netflix until 2am and dragging myself out of bed at 9. I'm a PhD student so don't need to keep strict working hours, which doesn't help.

I've also started a really bad habit of getting back into bed with my laptop and working from there. I'll head into my office for Teams meetings but generally I can be found in bed with a coffee, hair in a bun, wearing paint-stained leggings and the world's baggiest t-shirt.

(head into my home office, I mean. Next door to the bedroom )

Biscuits. Second cereal at 11pm.

I have an interview tomorrow. I'm only just forcing myself to prepare (e.g. bribing myself with Feddos) whereas last time I had an interview I prepared for days and ended up with 6 pages of notes in miniscule writing

Constant snacking. Constant drinking. Browsing the internet while doing other things, eg watching TV.

Lockdown coupled with maternity leave has led to:

Eating far too much crap. Several packets of crisps and chocolate a day.

Being on my phone a lot and buying tons of stuff on eBay.

Watching mind numbing day time TV. Homes Under the Hammer, Police Interceptors, Can't Pay We'll Take it Away, Don't Tell the Bride, This Morning, Loose Women...you name it.

@YoungDino
Good luck for the interview. I confess to sharing your freddo habit - didn't even know they existed until a couple of months ago, now I can't manage without them !!

Good to know 2am bedtime is not just me! Send help! Lax on teeth brushing. Also hair brushing.