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Jane9Senior Contributor
This covid 19 lockdown is a great way to get to know yourself when you live alone (and when you don't) and I'm pretty pleased that I've coped so far but it's starting to take its toll when friends who used to come out for one on one walks with me now just hibernate at home more with their children and partners. We're all feeling it. I just wish I could term it with a bit of company some days.
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HopefulWarriorSenior Contributor
@Jane9 - hi
Can fully relate to your post
The novelty has definitely passed and at times craving seeing people
We will get there
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Jane9Senior Contributor
Thanks, yes I did reach out and a friend visited under the caring rules. The weather's been miserable and we're all a bit sick of walking and talking.
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Jane9Senior Contributor
Thanks. Yes. The novelty has passed and the new normal is hibernation. Glad to know it's not just me.
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Jane9Senior Contributor
Introverts may be in a bit of heaven right now. I'm certainly enjoying my own company and finding out things about myself and getting into the garden and writing and fish after a friebs decided a tank might be a good idea (it was) but as an extrovert I'm just reaching a bit of a limit. I've walked in the rain and even hot caught in the hail walking with friends but they're over walking in this bad weather and I don't blame them. I'm just getting a little stir crazy
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