my thoughts after 100+ days of quarantine
- joanaleite03
- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min read
It's easy to lose count of the days when we're stuck at home, but it sure is a somewhat interesting experience. Well it was in the beginning. Quarantine seemed easy for an introvert like myself, that is until the first few weeks passed. I found myself extremely scattered and numb. Not to mention the amount of anxiety that started taking a toll on me. Nothing seemed to fulfil me anymore or make me motivated to continue the day. I found myself taking too many breaks between tasks and I often had to ask myself: "are you doing okay?".

A simple question like this one can seem extremely mind boggling when you're under pressure or simply too anxious to even think for a second. I wasn't sure if I was or if I wasn't. I just knew I was beginning to feel saturated in my own environment. Everything was suddenly too bland. It took me a while to get used to this lifestyle, if we can even call it that. I had to brainstorm ideas to get out of my quarantine funk. I spent a while trying to find things to do that could help me unwind and take a breather. Things that could give me a second or two with my mind. Just the two of us, talking to one another. After a week or so I began compiling a list of things that made me feel better mentally and somewhat more productive during the day.
Here's the list of things that have helped me during isolation:
Setting a reasonable bed time and waking up early (hard to commit to, but worth it);
Eating a fresh and filling breakfast early in the morning;
Morning workouts & quick showers (made me feel instantly energised and ready to start the day);
Meditation (I saw this as an opportunity to recentre myself and focus on what I needed to work on for myself);
Music sessions;
Reading;
Writing in journals or loose papers;
Getting dressed in regular clothes, rather than laying in my pyjamas all day.
Remember to take a minute to breathe. Tell yourself what's wrong, acknowledge and take action to feel better. All bad chapters end sooner or later.
- Joana.
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