Digital_Isolation_Handbook_PDF by the Harris Young Producers

A big coping mechanism for me was focusing on my
work. I was lucky enough to maintain my job through
these hardships which is a huge privilege that I know
a lot of people didn’t have this year. I can’t talk much
about the work I do due to NDA’s but it’s a creative
one where I can use my brain a lot to distract myself
from feeling anxious.
Of course, this attitude can quickly lead to
burnout and it did at some points, especially during
the struggles had with moving.
During the lockdowns I have felt really lonely, I live
with my partner so there’s only one other person and
I have worked from home since lockdown began.
As someone with a long-standing history with
social detachment anxiety it has been tough and I
have been left to face my “demons” head on for
almost a year.
We used to live with others, however this came
to an abrupt end when two of our other housemates
moved out towards the end of the first lockdown.
The landlord said we would have to leave too due to
a family needing a home. The position we were in
meant we had to give away our two cats which was
incredibly heart-breaking.
We moved house into what we thought would
be our next home to find that the house we had put
a deposit down for had a rat infestation and was unfit
for inhabitation. It took two months (we paid full rent
and bills for this time) for us to be allowed to leave
the contract.