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Isolation sucks. Gone are the much-anticipated vac plans, the long overdue meet-ups with school friends, and days of lying in parks with no work-burden that many of us had anticipated for this week. Instead, talk is only of the Draconian measures imposed on us; not going out, not seeing friends, weeks trapped with no one […]
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The recent outbreak of Covid-19 and subsequent need for social distancing has left many of us feeling isolated (both literally and metaphorically). With reduced access to welfare services and without the support networks provided through jobs, education and social interactions, these are troubling times for mental health. Though few things are certain, what I do […]
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Self-isolation and quarantine. No large gatherings, ‘stay apart’. The announcement of this new way of life made me laugh in the same ironic way that had me increasingly afraid as the previous term progressed. ‘Regressed’ might be more accurate. I knew that speaking less and less over the years was abnormal. So too was the […]
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It’s a normal Wednesday evening and I’m eating a meal with friends. “Are you coming out tonight?” one of them asks between mouthfuls. Unable to remember if we had discussed going out that evening, I shrug my shoulders, confused. “Oh it’s the quiz down the bar, remember?” I shake my head. I don’t. “There was […]
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