All my friends seem to be having a blast in quarantine either with their SO or roommates. I can’t help but feel lonely when we do group zoom calls and also feel a little resentful / jealous when I see them having fun on social media. I live alone so have been quarantining away at my parents house but the situation at home is not great. Any advice on how to better cope with this / not feel so bad thinking about how my friends have a “better” quarantine situation? TIA!

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You shouldn’t believe everything you see on social media! The pictures you see, or even the zoom moments, are only a fraction of their days.

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Sometimes people go out of their way to talk about how great things are as a way to cope themselves, OP. Applies to convos as much as social media. But in the long run don’t let it get to you!

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I would be very happy to quarantine with family as an adult - I read another person's post pointing out that as adults, this might very well be the last and longest time you spend time/live with your parents again.

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I think it depends on each person’s family situation, definitely true in some cases!

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Not advice necessarily but here to say I feel the same way! I know there are plenty of us out there not “having a blast” in quarantine and so many more having a really rough time, but it’s hard sometimes to not be jealous. I just remind myself that I know I’m not alone.

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Thanks! I appreciate that :)

Hope you find this heartening:

I love my wife to bits, but tbh sharing the home with her 24/7 is driving us nuts. We’re squished into a studio apartment in NYC with no doors... I never fully realised how important doors are in enabling you to feel alone 🤪 Even though I feel comfortable being myself around her, I’ve noticed that my mind works differently, literally goes down different thought pathways, simply because there is someone else present. We both desperately miss having our personal ‘me time’. We try to leave the house for at least an hour to give each other that space, but there’s only so much you can do outdoors the park...

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Just here to express solidarity with you. Those that are having fun need to shhh-it for a moment. Things are really intense for a lot of people right now - we just don’t broadcast it.

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I can relate to this so hard. I live alone and am having a really hard time. Sometimes it helps to remind myself of everything I do have. (They say showing Gratitude helps with depression.) Also don’t be fooled by everyone trying to show off how great they have it. Very few peoples lives are actually what they seem to be.

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I feel you, I feel the same way. But one of my friends said they felt my life was great cuz of my insta story. Turns out many of us are sad but posting a different story. You are not alone

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Busy yourself with a hobby; set your own routine. I’m in the staying with the SO bucket (which I love), but boy would I love some time alone to work on other things

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I’m in a similar boat. I have roommates, but both of them spend most of their time with their bfs so I returned to my parents. I am very depressed at home and feel like I’m wasting the best times of my life. I know it’s temporary, but the days are long and I have nothing to look forward to. I work out every morning and it helps a little, but I can’t give any advice on how to make it better. Just know you are not alone.

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Thanks, I appreciate the solidarity :) i workout every day too which helps a little

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You are alive. That’s it.

Honestly that’s not helpful advice at all so some advice for you: prob better to say nothing at all in the future. Obviously I’m grateful to be alive and employed but it doesn’t make feeling lonely or sad during this time any less justified.

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I had been on zoom (and at other virtual events) w a bunch of groups including “happy” couples. Well turns out one of them was totally having an affair and shit was not great at home but they seemed totally happy on zoom so don’t ever assume people are happy! Would I rather be me, by myself, happy (though sometimes lonely, but nothing like dealing with a dick spouse), or would I rather be that couple? I would rather be me. Definitely don’t believe the outward appearances of any “happy” couple—I try to tell myself im happy healthy and financially stable and one day some poor lug will come around and have to deal with me forever 😂😂😂

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