Hello, everyone. This post is long overdue. How are you
dealing with this Social Distancing? This is a very difficult time for all of
us and I felt like I needed to share how I am feeling and let you all know you
aren’t alone.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at
it, I live alone. From a distancing perspective, this makes it easier for me to
isolate to stay healthy. However, it also has a lonely effect on me from a lack
of social interaction. I am a people person, for the most part, and social
media helps in that way, but to be honest, it doesn’t replace personal face to
face interaction. Recently, I was going stir crazy from not going anywhere and
not having any face to face interaction. I started to get depressed over this,
so I went grocery shopping for food yes, but mostly for some face to face
interaction. It felt good to get out and see other human beings and to just be
able to say hi to someone else in person.
Some people with disabilities are not able to get out to see
other people, even on a limited basis. Having no personal contact can take a
toll on anyone mental and emotionally. It’s important for these people to reach
out to family and friends and let them know how they are feeling, or to have
people reach out to them, to let them to see how the disabled person is doing.
Because of our current situation as a nation, it is
recommended that we self- isolate, but please, stay in contact with friends and
relatives whether they are disabled or not. Some people with disabilities might
not be able to reach out for help on their own, so if we keep in touch with
these people through social media or simply the telephone this will help them
to know that they are not alone. This will allow the disable person to express
how they are feeling and be able to ask for help. It’s also okay for the person
calling them to ask if the disabled person is okay because the person might
feel like a burden for asking. PLEASE look out for each other. It’s important
more now than ever.
I would love it if you would share how you are feeling, what
you are doing to keep busy, and any tips you have for getting through this. You
never know, your tips might just be what someone else needs to get through this
trying time.
