Self isolation has led me to think differently and I’m ready for the future

Firstly, I (M19) hope this post finds you in good health!

The last few months have been quite challenging for not only me but I’m sure for many others out there as well, 2020 just looks all downhill.

At the start of the year, a mistake costed me my friendship with a girl (F19) I (M19) knew at university. In February, my family and I went through a lot of personal problems ultimately leading my dad to work out of the country. At the start of March, I realized that the people I considered to be close friends with me at University were really quite immature and plain rude when it came to considering other people’s feelings and opposing opinions. Case in point, they started messing with a guy’s feelings on social media and when I spoke out about it to them, they turned a blind eye to what I was saying.

Now we are here, at a time during self-isolation and a virus pandemic around the world. Although everything is going bad around me, I feel as if being in my own space has brought me closer to myself and has allowed me to consider others more than I usually will. Some say it’s because I became emotionally mature but I just call it part of being a human on this Earth. I’ve begun to work closer towards my goals, I began to reach out to that friend after my mistake and I don’t want to push them into anything at all. I’ve begun to help out more where ever I can and be more empathetic to people around me.

Ultimately, if you are going through self-isolation right now, take this time to really work on yourself, think about everything that you can be grateful for and if you feel like doing that thing, go do it.

Being isolated from the world has ironically brought me closer to it and I think I’m ready to face whatever may lie ahead. You Can Too!

Let’s go friends.