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Jun 25, 2020, 08:03 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Nammu
Yes to it being familiar, isolation is very familiar for me and I've felt bad that I embrace the isolation. Just three years ago I moved back to Minnesota to help mum. That means family cause most of them live with-in an hour/ an hour and a half and think nothing of driving that far to drop in. The constant people around is hard to get used to and I welcomed the excuse to isolate. And yeah to one foot in front of the other. Yup.
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I've lived a life of being fairly isolated to being very isolated. I was an at-home mom while my children were growing up. My husband was at work all day and it wasn't long before my kids were in school all day, too. I was used to being by myself most of the time, although my evenings were busy family time.
When my children moved away and left for college my husband and I also separated. He and I remain best friends, but I live alone with my cats. So living in solitude is my life now, as I almost never leave my apartment.
A main reason for my decision to stay at home all of these years has to do with my mental illness, and past traumas. It's all exhausting. And meds have made it nearly impossible for me to live a normal life.
When SIP first began here, back in March, it didn't seem much different to me than the way I'd lived my entire adult life. It was almost amusing to me to hear people, or read about people, feeling furious about having to stay at home.
The biggest change for me during this time is wearing a mask when I do go out, and seeing others wearing them.
Anyway, I know what you mean about welcoming the excuse to isolate. In a strong way it feels like the world is finally doing what I always did, and was considered unusual for doing.
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