what good did covid bring into your life?

[muffin222]

Lockdown normalized my pre-existing lifestyle of social isolation and avoidance

 

[insanedoomer]

REALITY

 

[Hirokami]

I went from being viewed as a loser to a good person, solely for staying in my house all day and limiting my social interaction.

 

[bad luck]

Distinguish between those who have been easily conditioned and those who have critical thinking.

 

[Sslsh]

Gave me a window out of my toxic job. But I have been jobless ever since xd.
So Im not sure if I am suppose to feel good or bad about it

 

[Breakout92]

I was already super into self isolation before covid, now it's normal. So that's nice.

I'm also able to take frequent naps which slightly improves my heart arrhythmia.

But for me the best part is how masks help me get over some of my self image problems. When I have to go out and interact with people, I don't worry quite so much about how they perceive me because I've got a mask covering half my face so they can't see it.

 

[TriggerHappy]

MY MANTRA:
- ""KNOW WHAT I SAY AND DON'T ASSUME WHAT I MEAN..."

[ in my advertising / design world online meetings were so frustrating :: everything changed. and had to be explained (to idiots by fools)
before Lockdown I trusted my intuition so much to 'read' what clients wanted / know their leanings on issues etc etc I could educate them / get them exited about concepts / ideas / colours etc - but online felt definite disconnect... ]

so now I am so specific about getting things approved / signed off before we make costly mistakes that we can't correct - colleagues joked that i'd turned into a Nazi Interrogation Master getting to know exactly what client wanted / expected - I detest having to phone clients 200 times after a meeting for small (but critical) queries that were overlooked in brief.

So now I am incredibly direct / almost argumentative to get sign-off confirmation (even scared clients a little let alone my tech spec crews!!)
My Narcissist OCD is rampant; driven by a constant fear of being misunderstood (& blamed) for any resulting issues...

I learnt to: TRUST NO-ONE :: They wear face masks to disguise their true deceitful intentions... (did I mention slightly paranoid...?!)

Did loads of volunteer work for feral animal colonies and pets that were just abandoned - that taught me the good stuff - faith / hope / love / sorrow etc - fellow volunteers kept me sane & grounded and my humour somewhat in-control and less psychotic; yeah... mpfffh!

& cool empty cityscapes photography - apocalyptic.

 

[WornOutLife]

The pleasure of working from home everyday and barely leave my flat.

 

[suicidesheep31]

Pros:
Wearing a face mask because I don't like my face.
Wearing a pajama or sportswear the all day.
Less people in the street and so less noise. I don't like crowd and noise.
I could get corona to die. Still hope but know that I will survive it... (at the beginning I was thinking to lik stuff outside but it is quite disgusting...)

Cons:
Feel more alone and not connected with people
Online meetings where I see my disgusting face and where I never know when I can speak, where I also don't manage to identify the body language. I just don't speak anymore and wish to shut down this fucking camera.
Days are just boring

 

[Makko]

Less crowded metro has been a blessing.

Not having to go to uni in person.

I've also got lots of use out of this. Good courses in good universities are normally only offered on campus, whereas online courses are generally crap. Suddenly the former are forced to teach online which has allowed me to grab some good courses that I've previously given up on taking (the commute didn't add up with work). Regrettably it's not the same learning experience, even though I get the same diploma.

 

[Pauperpills]

Isolation and more time for myself. It seems that being in lockdown has made time move slower in my perspective. Makes me feel like I'm in control for once.

 

[FuneralCry]

It meant I had an legitimate reason for isolating myself. It meant I wasn't forced to see extended family which I do not particularly enjoy being around. It honestly didn't affect my life that much though.

 

[Pauperpills]

It meant I had an legitimate reason for isolating myself. It meant I wasn't forced to see extended family which I do not particularly enjoy being around. It honestly didn't affect my life that much though.

I feel the same way about seeing my extended family.

 

[lonerclown666]

Everything i like how they cancelled social event social events are people who are not losers so was good for me

 

[allwasnotwell]

Thanks to working from home, day time drinking in my pyjamas is no longer exclusively a weekend hobby

 

[Ch92921]

Anxiety and almost panic for an evening, when my father got a positiv test around silvester.

Its not the way I would wanna die. I wanna die smoothly