Missing the peace and quiet of lockdown. Wishing there was a pause button

Hi, I’ve been feeling very strong nostalgia for lockdown the past days- I miss the quiet, the peace, the empty streets, being able to work from home, not having to socialise in person except for possibly going on a walk with someone, it being acceptable to mainly socialise online, time moving more slowly, being able to live life at my rhythm ... - does anyone else feel this way? 

I am very burnt out and overwhelmed at the moment which I think is making me crave for a pause more than ever. Someone said to me recently that life does not have a pause button but that we crave that sometimes - which is exactly how I feel right now- I want life to pause, to forget about all the deadlines I have to meet, to just be able to exist with no pressure in my own bubble- I think lockdown was the closest I ever experienced to life being on pause. 

I hope I am not being insensitive here- the pandemic caused a lot of misery and the reasons that led to lockdown being necessary are bad - I just miss aspects of what life was like during lockdown and am in urgent need of a pause that I am not going to get.

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  • I really liked the periods of lockdown, I miss them too. I didn’t have to come up excuses for staying in. 
     Was listening to radio four last week, and the  news broadcaster reported that there was a new covid strain of concern spreading across the USA. 
    Apparently it’s extremely contagious, it’s too early to comment on the severity. 
    maybe we will get another lockdown if and  when it arrives here in the UK.

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  • I really liked the periods of lockdown, I miss them too. I didn’t have to come up excuses for staying in. 
     Was listening to radio four last week, and the  news broadcaster reported that there was a new covid strain of concern spreading across the USA. 
    Apparently it’s extremely contagious, it’s too early to comment on the severity. 
    maybe we will get another lockdown if and  when it arrives here in the UK.

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