Hey Pandas, What Is Something That You Learned From Lockdown? (Closed)

Work From Home is not for everyone. My work change from 8-5 (plus 2 hours commute) 5 days a week to 24/7/365 (exaggerated but close enough) just because we can utilize zoom meeting anytime anywhere. For the first time in my 30 something, I have been diagnosed with anxiety.

How to mute myself on Zoom. Unfortunately there were times I muted myself spiritually, physically, and emotionally as well.

I always wondered why my bedspread was messed up everyday when I came home from work. Unbeknownst to me my male and female cats (both fixed BTW) were having rowdy make believe kitty sex everyday on my bed. Discovered this when locked down and heard a bunch of cat yowls and meows and investigated to discover them going at it > or trying anyway. They both looked super embarrassed when I caught them, yet now do it right in front of me whenever the mood strikes!

mankind is very close to be lost

There are two very distinct types of people: considerate ones and absolute c***s and it's about 50/50. However, after coming out of it and being able to socialise again, I see how nice it is to mingle with the good ones again and I see that they feel the same.

Amazon is a horrible place to work. Unsafe conditions, unreasonable expectations of employees, and it breeds a new kind of employee the 'oh don't worry about, someone else will get it'. But desperate times, desperate measures. There was food to eat and bills were paid.

To be still and listen to the universe. And realize that mankind is vastly more flawed than anyone could understand, and that we have choices, between violence and non violence, and the history we leave behind and what it could be if we just try a little harder.

My family get really pissed off when you use all the toilet paper for paper mache sculptures. Now who regrets stealing my chilli?

I learned that there seems to be a link between viruses and toilet paper.

That there is such a thing as a cookbook

That brothers are motherf*uckers

That I have ADHD.
TL;DR - if it feels like something is off with mental or physical health, advocate for yourself until you get answers. You’re worth it.

It took months of pandemic lockdown to figure out why working from home reduced my stress about 80% compared to an office. Despite long term therapy and many unsuccessful treatments for anxiety, depression, and PTSD - I hadn’t seen much improvement to those issues. All the puzzle pieces started coming together after exploring why remote work was better for me, and my first time hearing about inattentive ADHD on TikTok. I researched clinical websites (Mayo Clinic, NIH, etc.) and fit almost every diagnostic criteria perfectly - turns out I had ADHD signs and symptoms since childhood. Even found research that adult women with undiagnosed ADHD often have depression and anxiety that don’t respond to standard treatment… major lightbulb moment. I advocated for myself and got to a psychiatrist, then was immediately diagnosed and medicated. Treating the ADHD changed my whole life. I cried the first day I took meds because I had never known what ‘calm’ felt like before. I have seen dramatic improvements in self-care, mood management, depression, some anxieties, and am even able to work on some PTSD blocks I’d been stuck on in therapy for years. Now 19 months into working from home and having more mental space to learn about managing ADHD in my daily life, I finally have hope again.

I created my own nail salon and taught myself nail sculpting and nail art

Anime is the best and I’m not mentally stable

eBay can become an unhealthy obsession.

That despite what my brain says at night, my friends miss me when I’m not there.

I will (and have) watch literally any documentary on Netflix. I have no discerning criteria!

I shouldn't take having a normal life for granted because things an change

Anti-social can equal super productive when it doesn't equal supersized wine glass.

I learned how to amuse myself without a screen- immerse myself in solitude, art, self-care, and nature