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Post lockdown life

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It's only really been about 2 months since everything in my life has gone back to complete pre lockdown levels. I feel myself struggling with the pace of life and expectation again. I'm more aware of what makes me tick now, since I got my diagnosis during peak lockdown. It just feels like a run away train which won't stop and despite restrictions,  I prefered lockdown life, it was easier.

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  • Yes I agree I'm taking this viewpoint from a privileged perspective. I was able to continue with my work and didn't lose any loved ones to covid. I was able to exercise and go in my garden. Work wasn't exactly easy during lockdown,  it took time to adjust but things were more on my terms. 

    It's just....it showed a bit of a different way of life. My manager was saying she couldn't wait for things to get back to normal....I spoke with a counsellor who said we can get used to being stuck in a lockdown bubble. I disagreed with this although didn't say so. Just because there's a certain way of doing things, it doesn't necessarily mean it's the right way for everyone.

    I got covid when lockdiwn totalky ended. It's made me wonder why it's acceptable to say for example, "I'm still fatigued from covid....I still have anxiety about it" but  it seems less acceptable to say "I'm fatigued and anxious from life in general". That won't get you a day off work but somehow people seem to be more understanding if it's attributed to covid. 

    Edit - in addition I feel those who I know who are content with life managed well in lockdown. Whereas those who were constantly striving for more more more, but couldnt have it, were maybe the ones who found it more difficult. 

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  • Yes I agree I'm taking this viewpoint from a privileged perspective. I was able to continue with my work and didn't lose any loved ones to covid. I was able to exercise and go in my garden. Work wasn't exactly easy during lockdown,  it took time to adjust but things were more on my terms. 

    It's just....it showed a bit of a different way of life. My manager was saying she couldn't wait for things to get back to normal....I spoke with a counsellor who said we can get used to being stuck in a lockdown bubble. I disagreed with this although didn't say so. Just because there's a certain way of doing things, it doesn't necessarily mean it's the right way for everyone.

    I got covid when lockdiwn totalky ended. It's made me wonder why it's acceptable to say for example, "I'm still fatigued from covid....I still have anxiety about it" but  it seems less acceptable to say "I'm fatigued and anxious from life in general". That won't get you a day off work but somehow people seem to be more understanding if it's attributed to covid. 

    Edit - in addition I feel those who I know who are content with life managed well in lockdown. Whereas those who were constantly striving for more more more, but couldnt have it, were maybe the ones who found it more difficult. 

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