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⌈ Secret Post #4851 ⌋

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Who is just kinda...truckin' on? I don't have any real anxiety about the virus. I don't mind being home alone all the time. It's a bummer I can't go see a movie but, hey, I have torrents and I can make popcorn at home.

I go out when I need to (with mask), do my thing, go home. Wash hands/use hand sanitizer. It's just a couple extra steps in my day (and I always washed my hands as soon as I got home from being out, anyway).

I dunno...I can't quite get the desperate anxiety/upset a lot of people seem to be feeling, and I'm not sure why.

If everyone was sensible, I'd feel pretty good. My anxiety is that other people are deliberately doing stupid things to prove it's all a big conspiracy.

They are, it's true. I'm in Missouri. I'm surrounded by morons, up to and including the Governor. I feel like - I'm taking all the precautions I can, doing everything 'right', as it were.

I guess i just feel like worrying about the stuff I can't fix or change is too exhausting to contemplate, so I just...don't.

My only problem is that fuckers won't stay six feet away from me when I'm out, even when I deliberately go to the store when there will be fewer people.

I'm also kind of bummed I can't walk around like I used to, because people just let their kids run around screaming their heads off, and there are enough joggers/walkers out there anyway.

...okay, and I'm also bummed that this virus put a hold on the plans I had to move, but at least I didn't do anything drastic before the potential move date.

And I realize I'm lucky as fuck to have a job, shelter, food, and my health. Though I have to budget, I'm not worried about running out of money tomorrow. People talk about missing human touch, which I understand. I haven't had a lot of human touch in recent years, as much as I'd craved it in the past. I tend to be alone, so that part isn't much of a change for me.

Heh. I have been honing my glare of utter, withering hatred for years, so that does help.

That and the fucking *weather* keeps going down to *freezing* again, and it's too damn cold to go wandering around outside. At least for me, who seems to be cold all the time anymore.

I am, mostly. There's a slight anxiety about income, but that's not new and now a lot of people are in the same boat so that's comforting? I don't go out much anyway, so I don't feel cooped up inside the house or stressed out by lack of social activities. I've got plenty of books, Netflix and the internet and can talk to my friends online like I always do.

Any new anxiety I have is mostly about how stupid people are, especially now the social distancing is taking longer than people realized. I do worry about my parents, who are in the high risk group but they're doing fine so far. I just can't visit them because my partner is an essential worker and I can't trust the exposure.

I am very lucky in my small income, in that it's pretty much guaranteed until August.

I worry about my daughter, because her BF works at horrible W-M. They're being careful, but it's still a lot of exposure.

My mom (86) lives with my sister, who is not one for going out, and who is working from home, so that's a good thing.

Recluses, unite! :D

It's hard to say. I'm definitely not doing as bad as a lot of people are, and I'm not worried much for my own health. But it does get stifling a little bit staying one place and not being able to go to a coffee shop or a library or a bar or a movie just for a change. Like cabin fever.

And then it does make me angry thinking about how the people in charge are running things.

Oh, yes, I have to disengage from social media with intent, because otherwise i'm just a giant ball of rage every day.

I’m like the anxiety Hulk, I’m always anxious. It would suck to get and I have heart issues, and I’m worried for my only blood relatives who are in their 70s, but I’m mostly just mad that people won’t fucking keep their distance, from me or other people. I’m sad about theatres being closed and worried about con cancellations, but a crowded bar or party is my idea of hell. I’m worried for my coworkers who were just laid off. But the only think that makes me want to hulk out with anger is that Chump did so much wrong and is actively trying to make shit worse and be his usual selfish evil self. That so much of the death and suffering from this wouldn’t have happened with someone competent and compassionate in charge.

Right? Fuck's sake, it's grotesque, how he and his cohort just keep *escalating shite!*

No, I'm with you mostly. I'm a total introvert/homebody and somewhat of a germophobe so honestly, my life isn't really any different. Staying home as much as possible and constantly washing my hands/cleaning things is basically just normal life to me lol. Before, outside of work, I never really went anywhere other than grocery shopping and that's pretty much what I'm doing now, minus going to work. Well, except before I would usually go to the grocery store twice a week and now I'm only going like once every week and a half to two weeks (and wearing a mask and gloves!). And sanitizing groceries is new, but it's not a huge deal.

The only thing I'm worried about at all is my job when everything gets back to (as) normal (as possible), one of my bosses has said I most likely won't be able to come back, but she tends to catastrophize everything (not that this *isn't* a catastrophe, but I'm hoping it's not quite as dire as she's making it seem right now), so I'm trying really, really hard to be positive and hope that somehow, everything works out.

I'm not at all upset otherwise, though, I'm not depressed about being home all the time like a lot of people are. I'm just...finally getting enough sleep (I was constantly sleep deprived when I was working), reading, watching shows, playing games, listening to music and podcasts, doing stuff online...the same stuff as I've always done when I wasn't at work. The only thing I slightly miss is going to restaurants occasionally, but I'm trying new recipes and cooking stuff at home and it's really not a big deal.

Yeah, pretty much. It's just...life as usual with a mask and less work.

I don't think I'm terribly anxious about it (although I've been having trouble sleeping/been having nightmares so maybe I am?) but I'm an extrovert and having to stay home has been difficult lmao. Plus I just moved to this city (Seattle) with great plans of what we were going to do and then boom, can't do them! Which, all the things will be there when everything gets reopened (fingers crossed!) but still, that's been disappointing.

Oh, that is a bummer, yeah. Seattle is an awesome city - you'll love it when the time comes!

Same. I'm not anxious, I'm just really lonely and really bored. I'm used to spending my Friday evenings and Saturdays socializing and obviously I can't do that. I can't stand not leaving my house at least every couple of days under normal circumstances, I need to be around people on a regular basis or else I just get lonely. The internet is nice but it's not the same thing as physically being with my friends.

I'm pretty good. The hardest part is having to hear my neighbours complain that because of fuckers breaking the quarantaine we're in for longer... and having different people at their place every day!! Flashnews fuckers, even if you don't go outside yourselves, you're still enabling your friends to break it!!
Other than that, meh, I'm okay.

Oh, jeez. That is so stupid! People make me crazy.

yeah, i'm mostly this - as long as i can maintain rent (currently on furlough pay - it'll be tight but i think i can make it work) and get out once a week to buy food i could probably live like this forever tbh

i mean, i'm very much an introvert anyway, and i hate my job, so i think on what i'd be doing different if i was allowed outside and realise i'd probably still stay indoors most of the time anyway

Hee, yeah. It's really not that bad. But then - I've always liked being alone, so.....

I like having the time to go do stuff like - walk in the park or fool around in my yard while the sun is up (I take the cats outside so they can get their paws dirty from time to time), without having to miss the best parts of the day to being indoors in the station.

If the weather here would just settle and stop dipping down into below freezing, it would be great.

Well, a lot of people are dying. Like a lot. Mostly they're people our parents' and grandparents' age, although a not insignificant number of people in their 30s and 40s have also died. And the thing that's killing them is not something that we can fix. We can slow it down or speed it up, depending on our behavior as a group and the actions of our (anxiety-inducing all on its own) government, but individually we have no power to stop it.

Add to that, something like 80% of people in the US live paycheck to paycheck. For a lot of those people, the paycheck is gone. Due to shortages, things cost more. And since most people depend on their jobs for health insurance, suddenly a lot of people are trapped in the middle of a pandemic without it.

And again, there is no end date on any of this. It will last as long as it lasts.

I'm glad you're secure and healthy, but you don't have to be a psychic medium to understand why other people are anxious and upset.

Well, i'm certainly not happy about any of that, but I'm talking, I think, more along the lines of people being freaked out to go to the store, or having issues watching people be close on tv shows, etc.

Or sitting and obsessively worrying about catching it.

I could catch it, too. My mother could, and she would likely die, as would my brother, who has lung issues.

But I guess I just don't *dwell* on that because...like I said...can't do anything about it but what i'm doing, and they're doing their best, and there it is. So i'm just going to put it aside and concentrate on other things.

I'm similar. My job still exists and my employer still does plenty of business and I was able to set myself up to work from home. I live alone so I don't have to worry about family or roommates who can't or won't distance from other people. My elderly relatives are already dead, my parents and their siblings are retired and staying home, and most of my friends/relatives my age are able to work from home or at least keep their distance at work. I don't go out much under normal circumstances and am no social butterfly.

I'm still deeply worried about everyone who is negatively affected and about the global economy. I've also definitely had to change some habits. I live, work, and commute very close to a bunch of grocery stores so I would never bother to buy a week or two week's food in one go. I'd just pop over whenever I needed anything because I could walk or easily stop on the way home from work. I also miss seeing my work friends in person. When working remotely, we hardly ever have non-work conversations anymore.

Yeah, exactly. I'm trying very hard to shop in batches rather than in one or two day increments like i usually do.

It's frustrating and infuriating, to watch people getting sick and dying because of the ineptitude and downright stupidity of the govt./other people. Makes me want to scream.

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