'We are all feeling the strain right now, but we’re all also feeling how interconnected we are, and how we must help each other through this.' How I'm protecting myself from depression during self-isolation:
Last Friday I had a phone session with my therapist, and at the end he asked me how I was doing with all thisstuff. “You have to promise me you won’t just entertain all your most feral and anti-social instincts,” he said. “Eat some protein.” I laughed, but it was a proper warning: I was preparing for an indefinite period working from home, for a stretch of limited contact with the outside world. And when my routine gets blown up and I can’t see my people, my depression comes knocking.
That’s in normal circumstances. In these completely strange and overwhelming ones, it feels like this sudden isolation is inviting depression right into the house. Though I am happily single and an introvert, I enjoy my people a lot . I count on my weekly writing groups at the coffee shop, my band practices, and my everyday work pals. Being with people I care about and am interested in helps keep me out of my head and in the world.
Isolation, on the other hand, is something I do to myself when I’m at my very worst. I associate isolating with sickness and unhealthy coping mechanisms, and when I’m alone for long periods I can slip into dysfunctionality and disengagement. This is the first time I’ve had isolation doneSo here I am doing my usual thing, and making a list while I’m still on the sunny side of life.
If we stay focused on what we’ve got, maybe we can keep this isolation from becoming a loneliness trap, and instead, see it as a chance to keep each other above water.If you're already struggling with depression now, I'm sorry you're dealing with that during all of this. I know how hard it must be. Stay safe, stay in touch with people however you can. You can check
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