What have you learned about being inside?

[petra]

What's something you know now that you wish you had known earlier in your sojourn inside?

Comments

I learned-

[dialecticdreamer]

That when I say that I'm a homebody, I mean it.

Today, I felt a tiny stirring of cabin fever-- we went into isolation in early March, before the oficial orders. Staring out a window solved the 'fever' problem.

Honestly, I'm probably terribly deficient in vitamin D by now.

Re: I learned-

[mific]

Yeah, I'm taking vit D and calcium, as I'm nocturnal these days. :)

Re: I learned-

[petra]

I'm somewhat jealous of your comfort level. My SO and I are self-quarantining and while nothing has changed but my words and missing a grocery run, I feel oppressed.

Re: I learned-

[dialecticdreamer]

On the flip side, I used to volunteer once a week to guarantee that I practiced social interactions. By the end of a half-day shift, I was so wiped out that leftovers were planned for dinner! (I love to cook.)

Re: I learned-

[petra]

Okay, that balances out my envy very nicely. I take it back, and am just glad that you are well adapted to the current circumstances.

Re: I learned-

[dialecticdreamer]

Find a middle ground that works for YOU.

I've got two people that I talk with every day, dozens of friends via email and messages, but in person, five people is about my limit for a group. The biggest problem I have is that I have medications that can't be interrupted... being interrupted by sudden changes of store hours, and so on. Being inside doesn't make those problems easier at all.

The best we can do is pitch in together to help keep the boat floating.

If you like the novelty of a trip out, or the social interactions, or whatever, think about other ways to meet that need. New experiences for me easily translate to trying new foods, while social practice includes foreign language practice now, so that I can find a live person to critique my accent and pronunciation later. And so on.

Re: I learned-

[scytale]

Huh! This is actually helping me make sense of my own homebody-ness; I volunteer for around three hours once a week (heavy on social interaction, but still), and that usually leaves me wiped enough that usually the first thing I do when I get home is lie in bed or take a nap.

I'm cabin fevering a bit, but that's more because I miss nature and walks than because I miss people.

Re: I learned-

[dialecticdreamer]

I'm glad that it helped! Yeah, mine is/was a very high-interaction volunteer spot.