“While quarantine has proved to be a time of self discovery, it has also been the time at which my mental health has been at its worst. Without the daily social interactions that I once had, and the sudden surplus of time, I was forced to confront my unhealthy habits and thoughts that I often crowded out of my mind.”
“In our home we have three generations. I am the Grandmother, my daughter and son in law with their now two teenage children all live together. It’s been difficult for the kids to be isolated from school and friends. They have missed important milestones…”
“A year on and I feel at perhaps my unhealthiest sadly, both physically and emotionally. My mom is getting the Covid vaccine next week and I am so happy for her. I hope that all of us will be able to get our vaccines too.”
“As an individual who has a master’s degree, I never thought I would ever have to struggle in regards to money but here I am. COVID 19 has taught me that life will never fail to surprise you…”
“Now, all of my time has been spent waiting for something to change because I feel powerless against the situation. Everyday it feels like it’s getting worse. More people dying, less hospital space. And then there’s the constant fear in the back of my head, when will it be someone who I care about who gets COVID.”
“Due to Covid-19, I have been in strict quarantine due to the fact that I live with my grandmother…Academically, this has also affected my ability to take the SAT and ACT, which is something I felt disappointed about because I spent so much time studying for them.”
“It’s been almost 365 days since everything took a turn for the worse, and most of us are still in shock. I could have it a lot worse but it is still pretty hard. I was getting less hours at work so it became difficult for my mom and I to pay our bills and expenses, grocery stores were almost completely empty…”
“The progression from being independent in my third year in university to going back to my hometown was such a drastic change that I can’t say that I enjoyed at all. One day I was looking for internships and regretting signing up for an 8 AM lecture, and the next I was getting woken up by my dogs barking and looking for “just a summer job”. It all felt like it happened in an instant. It also felt like it was going to be a few months tops.”
“I don’t experience sufferings as most people do.
I’m aware it exists.
I used to feel bad that I’m not experiencing grief and pain like the majority of the population.
Yes, it can feel real.”
“Honestly i adore being in quarantine (self-isolation or how you want to call it). No commuting, no useless offline meetings (online meetings are still persent, unfortunately), the less contacts the better (ok, it has always been true for me).”
Life in Quarantine: Witnessing Global Pandemic is an initiative sponsored by the Poetic Media Lab and the Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis at Stanford University.
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