Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Lonely in Lockdown

You never know what life shows you and nothing can be an apt example than this 1.5 years of Covid lockdown. After April 2009 when recession hit Globally, I never knew getting a productive and competitive job will be such a big challenge. Things did go pretty much as planned until 2019 and like many I had no idea what this lockdown will do to me psychologically. 

It is an everyday struggle to self motivate and convince myself after many rejections that I am not useless. It is a rigorous effort to sustain self confidence when somewhere subconsciously, I do have a feeling it isn't how it used to be for over a decade. Am I losing touch ? Will I forget what I learnt ? These questions may seem silly because that is like asking a past swimmer if he/she remembers to swim at all. 

In this 1.5 years phase, I have never felt more lonelier. Everytime I attempted to express my feelings, I was immediately told to be positive. How about listening to me for a change and understanding why I feel the way I feel? Everytime I attempted to express my fears and doubts, I was told to stop thinking negative. 

Well ! Lockdown does that to the best of the best optimistic person. I never did recall doubting myself, being in fear of the future because I don't want to be  dependent being an adult. One thing that always remained intact was my self confidence and it still is somewhere. I don't know for how long. 

This journey is lonelier. Tears are shed secretly when no one can watch and I wish there was at least one person before whom I can cry my heart out and throw up the poison that's spreading inside since 1.5 years. 




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