• Gibsonisafluffybutt
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    5 months ago

    Just can’t shake the blues. No idea what’s wrong specifically, just a grey cloud hanging over me.

    I think the isolation might be getting to me. I don’t normally speak to a friend more than once or so a fortnight.

    That’s a big part of work for me. I miss being around people. I feel alive when I’m around people. I’m getting by on the fumes of an oily rag so going out and doing stuff isn’t really possible.

    Just gotta be patient.

    /vent

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      5 months ago

      The intermittently grey weather doesn’t help. I know what you mean about work. I feel a bit disconnected from society without it. The people in this thread have been an essential part of me feeling more connected to people.

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      5 months ago

      I get it. Vast majority of my social interactions are through work. If it went away, I’d be lost, and I have been in the past. With the tenacity you appear to have, I’m sure it will be over soon and you’ll be looking forward to your solo evenings and weekends with Gibson. Hang in there 💪

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      5 months ago

      I’m a card-carrying introvert, but prolonged isolation (and lack of purpose) will definitely bring round grey clouds that are hard to shift. Permanent WFH was really shit for me in that regard. I could feel myself sinking a bit before I got my current jobs too, the break was nice at the start but then I started getting a bit loopy…

      Really crossing my fingers that something pans out for you very soon mate. It’s been a while 😔

    • StudSpud The Starchy
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      5 months ago

      Just can’t shake the blues
      Drowning in these melancholic hues
      Shades of hope ride the rising tide
      Adrift but I know it’s gonna be alright

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      I really relate to this. While I’m off work I’ve somehow turned into someone who goes to the gym everyday (I am so not a natural exerciser), and part of that is just the benefit of being around people. I’m only doing group classes so there’s a bit of a community feel. And I’m throwing myself into some existing volunteer stuff.

      The cold weather is not helping.