Stuck in the House During the COVID-19 Outbreak

I have been in the house, and working from home since 3/14/20, and it is now 4/19/20. I have also been an at home teacher for my two daughters along with it. It has been very stressful, and mentally draining not be able to go out and do the normal things that we were able to do prior to the pandemic.

Since that time, I have been experienced anxiety attacks and even felt heart palpitations. Sometimes I wonder if I am really getting sick, or is my mind playing tricks on me. I went to the ER just to find that my iron was low, and everything else looked good.

I have been working from home, and working with my kids while they complete their required online tasks, and I have kind of not been eating as much as I should, let alone eating a keto diet. Sometimes I would end up eating once a day, not even thinking about it. Then I thought to myself, “Could this be a reason that I have been feeling weird lately?” And, yes. It is quite possible.

I decided that I was going to just meal prep as if I was going to work every day just to have food on hand, because I definitely don’t feel like cooking three meals a day, while playing manager and teacher. I started with a test run today, and it went well. I feel great!

Another thing, just to stay active, I started working out using the 21 Day Fix (by Beach Body). I started that yesterday, and it was a great workout. This would be a good replacement for the exercise that I am missing from commuting to and from work.

Through this journey I have learned, that you have to try to keep some sort of routine going in order to stay sane. I have also learned that you have to stay busy. An idle mind is not always a good thing. I am happy that the weather is starting to get better too, because tomorrow on my “lunch break”, I am going to take a walk and get some sunshine.

Does anyone else relate to feeling strange being “stuck” inside during the quarantine? Even though I want my family and I to stay safe, I will be glad when we can get a small piece of “normal” back.

Please share your experience.