i feel so depressed because of this pandemic and job stress.
none.it was helpful to me.
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I didn't like that the partner quit chatting and I was waiting to say goodbye but nothing happened. Seemed uncomfortable for me. She seemed helped but didn't end the convo.
Hi! How are you tonight?
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i am stressed to the core.
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What is stressing you out? Maybe I can encourage you.
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i can't maintain a work - life balance. unable to connect socially. i feel alone eventhough i am in my home
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Your home work balance, are you working from home?
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yes. i am working remotely from home due to this pandemic.
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I can understand that you would feel lonely. Isolation is not healthy for any of us. It seems to be forced on us. Have you any friends or family you could call on the phone?
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yes.i have. but , its bad that you can't meet them in person or you haven't gone out for a while.
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It is true, it feels terrible to not go out. We don't listen to the government anymore because we don't know anyone who died, so we still meet with our friends. I would be lost without them, however we don't meet as much so I do make it a point to call them. What will happen if you leave your home?
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honestly, i am afraid to leave my home. we can't be so sure about our safety. so i am to be happy with the things i have. but the feeling of being left alone and work pressure sucks me more.
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Do you have a lot of friends how were healthy that died?
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i have lot of colleagues and friends. to the best of my knowledge, i don't think that the people who are healthy will die.
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I have found that being in isolation lowers my immunity, and if I want to be healthy, fresh air, loving friends, exercise, good healthy food is the way to do it, not isolation and loneliness. That affect me emotionally and I don't want to despair, that makes me feel terrible. It doesn't feel healthy, and we know no one that has died either. But if you are not going to go out, do you have goals to help you not feel lonely, any ideas? Any thoughts on how you can fix this so you don't feel so lonely?
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you are absolutely right. i just try to divert my mind on entertainment and cooking . my work burden increased to a greater extent.
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You might even want to call your friends and colleagues to see if any of them are meeting up. We are social creatures. We need to socialize.
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i can't afford much time . considering the present situation, its bad for all of us to get socialized.
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I'm sure you are busy, but realize, your emotional health is important too and we always need to make time to connect with people.
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you are right. may be i should think of more relevant options.
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I think it is a trade off for us -- do we risk a disease we have a 99.9996% chance of survival from according to the CDC or stay at home and despair? I see no evidence of a pandemic nor do my nurse friends. So we live our lives normally. But some are afraid, and fear takes its toll on people. I say use your eyes, look around, if there aren't people dying all around you and you aren't hearing of a lot of people dying in ten months of this, there probably aren't a lot of people dying. And life is short. Hug those you love, you may not have them tomorrow, plandemic or not. I know you are working hard, but do try to switch up your life so you get some exercise and take care of your health, and perhaps list some people to call who you haven't checked in with in a while to switch up your life, bring some pizzazz. I was feeling REALLY lonely last month, and then I started a gratitude list and that helped, then I called some people and began to make new friends. It really helped a lot.
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oh well yeah. i should try some new dishes too. happy to receive such kind words. you really are a healer. may be i should invite my friends too. it sounds nice.
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