Given the sudden changes associated with COVID-19, our respondents expressed how often they need to engage with their challenging feelings in various ways. Due to the fear, isolation, and uncertainty participants described a noticeable deterioration of their mental health. This manifested into symptoms of depression, anxiety, and difficulty focusing or sleeping. These symptoms were often difficult to manage, however, due to many of their previous coping skills being unavailable due to pandemic-related constraints
Chill Factor: The anxiety I have since Covid is unprecedented for me. Therapy is an absolute must to keep my sanity. The headphones represent two things I use them for: soothing music and meditation.
Casual Drinking: I am drinking more from an emotional standpoint more so because I feel like without income coming in I am worthless. I am now becoming more dependent on alcohol which can be scary. I never want my circumstances to change who I am.
Making Projects: My attention span seems to be very short lately. I usually don’t cook, but I stockpiled food before the lockdown and have been cooking quite a bit. Anentire turkey, spaghetti sauce, cookies, brownies, chicken, hamburger. But having lost track of what day of the week it is, I’ve also lost my appetite. I’velost 5 pounds, the dog gained 3 pounds. Another project I continue to do is crafts, sewing and outdoor decor. I’ve made a wide variety of face masksfrom patterns on Pinterest. Sewing , and sometimes throwing away the item because I’ve lost interest.
Exerwork Recumbent stationary bike: I used to exercise daily on this bike. In the last 3 months I've only been on it 4 times. I’ll probably die from Covid 19, why leave a nice looking corpse..
