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Dealing with family during lockdown

January 20, 2022 by Marcus Diemer Leave a Comment

Marcus Diemer Staff Writer

A lockdown caused by a pandemic was not how I expected my sophomore year to end. Being inside all day might have seemed fun at first, but I quickly realized it was actually terrible. With the lockdown came a lot of problems for many different people such as being anxious about the pandemic or being unable to work their job to  make money and pay their rent. Being inside all day every day definitely caused many problems as well. Going outside and getting exercise are important things for your mental health and wellbeing, so after not having much access to those two options I was not in a good place mentaly. 

If you lived in the same house with your family during the lockdown, you probably had your rough moments. Personally, I usually get along with my two sisters, but being constantly around each other during the lockdown did cause some problems. I mean it shouldn’t be that surprising considering the sheer amount of time we spent in close proximity, trapped inside. 

When the lockdown started, like many people, I wanted to work on personal goals like improving my health and learning new skills that I would normally not have the opportunity to explore. I started out on these goals in the first few months, but lost a lot of motivation to do anything once the school year started on zoom. Because of this, I was spending more and more time with nothing to do in the house, which inevitably led to arguments and disagreements with my siblings. 

After the weather started improving, as well as the covid situation, I started going outside more. I got back some of my motivation to exercise and started working on learning new skills again. Doing this helped me and my siblings a bit more space away from each other, which in turn meant we didn’t have as many issues when we were together. 

I think my biggest takeaway was that it is good to be working towards something, to be improving yourself or learning in some way. I found especially for me when I am not working towards a goal or even just trying to improve at all, it is easy to develop bad habits, which negatively impacts both your physical and mental health. 

With another lockdown possibly in the future, or at least totally virtual school, I am hopeful that I will be better able to deal with not only the problems that I face personally, but also problems between me and the people I am in lockdown with.

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