Has the pandemic changed your personality?

[Amrapaali]

After two years, I look back and see I have become more blase and nihilistic. In 2019, I would have described myself as upbeat and optimistic. I am still cheerful enough but have become cynical and more hard-headed about things.

On the plus side, I am not shy or reticent any more. I used to be painfully self-conscious and think thrice before talking about anything to anyone. Now I am more outgoing. I was confident pre-pandemic but down the line I have grown more into this confidence, become more easy in my skin.

No idea why- more time spent at home in my own company? Or just become more gobby cos desperate for social interaction? Or probably a combination of old age, peri-menopause and thinking "sod it . Life is too short. I don't care what anyone thinks about me"

Anyway I like it and hopefully these traits hang around way past the pandemic.

Have you changed at all? Personality-wise?

Pp mentioned empathy

I think .i lost the last shred of that last week. If it's not a money problem, I don't care much.

That might work out a good thing though.

At the moment I feel much less motivated on a day to day basis. I'm hoping it's temporary

@FeralMeryl

I think I've become very blank and nothingy. I could feel myself shutting down to everything except immediate family when the first lockdown was announced and don't know how to reopen myself. I don't know how to make plans for things anymore, but I'm so blank that it doesn't bother me!

I identify with this a lot

I don;t recognise me anymore.