It's the truest form of self-isolation
It’s been more than a week since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a full UK lockdown in order to curb the spread of coronavirus and it’s caused quite the upheaval in many people’s lives. Some people have lost their source of income because their work cannot be done from home, quite a few
Then there are those who are living the truest form of self-isolation: as singletons who live on their own, unlikely to interact IRL with another person until this is Lesley, 39, a publicity manager from East London, has a chronic pain condition called ankylosing spondylitis which makes her an at-risk individual. ‘I have to be particularly careful when it comes to COVID-19 and self-isolation as my dad also falls into the at-risk category,’ she says.
Angelica, 30, is a writer from Chicago who believes she is ‘privileged’ to be able to work from her home, where she lives with her two cats, but admits to feeling ‘achingly lonely.’ She is also diagnosed with anxiety and bipolar disorder II. ‘Staying level when it comes to my mental health has been difficult,’ she explains. ‘The anxiety and depression have been the toughest part of self-isolation. Thankfully, I have Zoom therapy sessions once a week which have been very helpful.
There is a certain air of desperation emanating from some single individuals on apps trying to find connections in this new, isolated world. I did see one person put in their bio that they were looking for their ‘quarantina,’ which was particularly cringe-worthy. However, I matched with someone and enjoyed a video chat with them this week, while Sarah says she has finally had the courage to reach out to someone on her romantic radar.
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