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Loneliness: Why am I depressed?
Aging Well | Last Active: Feb 27, 2022 | Replies (112)Comment receiving replies
i am lonely; i am depressed. i am alone in this world that covid has built for me.. i was never a social butterfly, but at least i volunteered once or twice a week at the planting fields and tried to go to the senior center once or twice a week. even the library now and then. but covid had made me lonely, isolated and depressed...not that i wasn't before
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I have been feeling the same way much of the pandemic. Life is not the same. But even being high risk, I’ve been able to do lots of things outside. Walks with friends, skiing (good quality masks in line ups but off for skiing), dinners outdoors under a canopy with a propane camp fire.
Outdoors is quite safe if not crowded so I wonder if you’d feel safe going back to your field planting volunteer job?
All the best! We’ll get through this.
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@theai So many people have been affected by Covid, and have had to make dramatic changes in their life. While here on Mayo Connect, you are participating in a group forum. Are there similar forums near where you live, that you can join? A book club, perhaps, or a hobby group? Perhaps your faith community has Zoom meetings that you can attend. I know, it isn't like being there in person, but it does help us feel not so alone!
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