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Originally Posted by BreakForTheLight
We've never had a lockdown where we weren't allowed to go out, getting fresh air has always been possible. It really is interaction with people that I miss. Not big crowds but just seeing some friendly faces.
I posted an article on Facebook a few days back "Home office causes loneliness" and a friend responded with "am I the only one that loves home office?" And I have to say it stung a bit because it is so completely missing the point.
I do love not having to drag myself to the office, I love not having to commute, working from the comfort of my own house, not being surrounded by too many people all day.... but it IS still incredibly lonely when you live by yourself. I don't know why people can't understand that - I was talking to a friend in the same situation and she said the same of people around her.
I don't have kids, but I can still imagine how stressful it must be to have them home from school while you have to work. It's called empathy. And the lack of empathy makes me feel even more lonely.
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Totally agree with you, Break.
My reply was very partial, I think it’s because it’s a long time since I felt what I think you are feeling.
After reading your post, I quickly remember when I was working away from home and stayed there by myself, in the town where my work was and I felt less lost and a little better during the labor days. Since I had a little of interaction those days. Weekends and day-off were as a prison. At least, this is how I felt it. Pretty frustrated.
I’m curious as to why some extroverts are coping so well with the situation. I’m trying to put myself on their shoes and for me, telephone or any other means of online communication counts for me as an interactions. I guess they have a large net of contacts and they can connect with them using telephone, video-chat, you can even do it among a group of people. I couldn’t do it so much. So. Maybe these extroverts, for whatever reason, they live their lives mainly around online connections. And they don’t see a difference. I don’t know. You could ask them.