I just read a local article about bullied kids being relieved and blossoming with distance-learning. And I thought to myself, how funny, I feel the same as these kids. Before quarantine, a quiet shy elementary school student had so much stress and anxiety that he came home from school every day and napped for two hours before doing homework.
I did exactly that! (minus homework) before quarantine (plus large quantities of weed, along with anxiety-inspired alcohol binges.) I too am quiet and shy, and was mentally and emotionally exhausted literally all the time before being able to safely quarantine away from others. I've never been this healthy or motivated in my entire life, so obviously being independent and alone is something I need more of in my life from now on.
I am STILL not looking forward to the end of quarantine. When it ends, perhaps I will move to a very remote place in the woods, or just stay here and pretend to be a misanthrope so I don't need to deal with backhanded compliments, unnecessarily competitive types, catcallers, etc. I love the city, but, the city does come with more social experiences, good as well as bad...
3:13 p.m. - 2020-05-30