I'm a long term anxiety sufferer, I think I would describe it as a mix of general anxiety and some degree of agoraphobia - basically I'm hyper aware of any risks that come with leaving the house and have organised my life around staying in as much as possible... Added to this, I've always been an introvert and never really enjoyed "going out" socially other than very rarely.
Last year was particularly bad, basically I rarely left the house and when I did, kind of practised social distancing anyway... (avoided public transport, went out during quieter times of the day etc.)
So now with the coronavirus, I feel like my anxiety has kind of been proven right, if that makes sense? Like now suddenly everyone knows going out and mixing with people and being in crowded places IS dangerous. I used to be able to calm myself a bit by being rational but now, I can't actually imagine ever wanting to go out again even after all this is over...
On the other hand I feel more isolated and "strange" compared to others now that it's so clear from everyone else's reactions that living like this is really, really unusual. I genuinely love being at home and feel happiest at home, but sounds like I'm in a tiny minority. Of course I feel anxious about the virus itself but also I'm probably at a huge advantage compared to most as staying at home is super easy for me.
Anyway just wondered if anyone else was feeling similarly at all?