Has quarantine poorly affected your mental health?

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I was doing well at first but not now.
The weather is dreary and cold here.
I cant go outside ( i can actually but wont. I dont feel safe to do so in my area)
We have one car and my husband has it for work. And he works 12 hour days not including drive time.
Honestly dont have friends.
I feel so freaking lonely it hurts.
Normally Im fine with this lifestyle but not being able to see my family and go out to stores for fun or do spring activities..or anything really.
Im just tired and hungry all the time now. I just want to sleep through this...

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yup. unfortunately top economists are saying this lockdown will cause almost as many deaths of despair as the virus. deaths of despair include suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, ect. its no good for anyone

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I've definitely had my moments, but overall I'm doing well. I don't think I've had more "moments" than I normally do. 😂
A few things I did early on I think really helped me. 
First was that I only check one news site and only once a day. And I'm really strict with myself about it- I only click to read articles that would actually affect my life or inform something I am doing. I don't click just to read sad stuff. 
Another thing was that I made a list of things I want to get done during this time- all fun things! I always like to "give myself a mission" for my free time anyway. So on my list are just fun things like finish all my hot tea (I have quite a collection), finish 2 seasons of my current show, read 3 books in the series I'm reading, paint my nails weekly, etc. 
I would say also go the extra mile to chat with friends and family on the phone and even do therapy over phone/video chat. 
Get lots of sleep. 
Give yourself a lot of grace! This is a weird time. Some rules/routines/schedules can be broken. On the other hand, it might do a lot of good if you make yourself exercise and go to bed on time everyday. :)
I also eat one thing that's a treat everyday! Usually a little piece of chocolate. Hehe.

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Yes. I can’t believe this is real life, I feel like we are living in a movie. 
My husband still has to go to work everyday and my anxiety goes through the roof thinking one day he could come home and say he feels shitty and it could be the virus getting into the house.
I hate that me and baby can’t get out anywhere, I used to break our days up by going to the shops or going to see my mum, and now that’s gone. The days are long and tiring and I feel very isolated, literally counting down the minutes til my husband comes home from his 10 hour shifts. 
I miss going to work, I miss normal life, I’m going crazy.

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I'm working from home because I'm a teacher and it freaking sucks. I am going through so many emotions: I hate being stuck at home instead of doing my job, I worry about my kids from my class, if they're eating, getting loved, etc., I worry about if I'm spending TOO much time loving on my kid and making it harder for when she goes back to daycare because she's gonna be clingy. Worried because my husband is still working and I dont want him to bring this virus home to our daughter. I totally get it. BUT, I mean this from the true bottom of my heart, if you need a friend, get a hold of me on here and I can give you my number, we can get to know each other and I can be there as a friend for you. Chin up girl, we will get through this. 💜

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My little guy is the only thing keeping me going right now: getting me up in the morning, forcing me to make meals, go for walks and I can’t drink bc I’m pregnant so that’s for the best... bc id prob drown in wine every night
I’ve been so angry and sad and anxious that I’ve had to force a smile on my face most days to keep my little guy happy.

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I was struggling before all this. Trying to work from home with a one year old did NOT help.
I've not hated my life so much in ten years. I'm just so drained and I feel so alone even with my husband and my daughter here.
People have video calls with friends and time to go for long walks and shit. I'm just stuck here with a toddler in a leap and my fucking depression 🙄

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Yepp. I am helping my physical health but my mental health is going downhill :/

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I was actually really bad in the beginning. My anxiety was so high it's making my blood pressure high (pregnant again, currently 16 weeks) I've now started a workout routine that I do every single day and it has helped SO much.

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I recently started bullet journaling. I am 1 year post partum. I’ve spent 9/12 months full speed back into army work and got extremely depressed. I lost all passion and creativity in every aspect of my life. 
The bullet journal has helped me each morning so far. It makes you focus instead of worry, it helps you get creative, set goals, make lists. Today I had a “what I’ll practice” column. It was patience, self love and positivity. I made sure I was very mindful of those things all day. At the end of the day I cane back and wrote how I practiced each one and the effect it had on my day/situation. 
Hopefully this helps you some.

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Girl I’ll be your friend! Lol not but seriously this thing is unprecedented and it is very sad. I don’t know what the outcome will be. White claws have been my friend when the baby goes to bed lol