Trailblazer
Veteran Member
Someone on another forum I posted on started a thread like this so I decided to start one here.
This is a place for you to vent your feelings if you are having a hard time or just a place to explain your personal situation if you want to share it.
I’ll start off. The primary impact this has had upon me is the downturn of the economy, namely the drop in the market. I have chosen to just ride it out as I did in 2008-2010 because there is nothing else I can do. The way I cope is to not think about it or watch it on the news. The impact is psychological because I do not need the money for anything and I do not predict I ever will since I have so much other income and real estate assets. I plan to leave that money and my other financial assets to the Baha’i Faith and animal rescue organizations. I will never use it to live high on the hog because that is not my chosen lifestyle since it is not in accordance with my beliefs and values.
The other impact this has had on me personally is that I was getting ready to retire in a few months and now I don’t think I will be able to, not because I cannot afford to, but because I cannot make a decision that big with this national emergency going on.
The other impact this has had on me personally is that I really need to do something about my our dire living situation , the condition of our house and property, but just as with retirement that is not something I can deal with emotionally or logistically with while this national emergency is going on.
This has not affected my income because I am now working from home, doing the same work I do at work. It has changed my routine because I do not ride my bike 3 hours to work and back. That is not that great for my health or psychological well-being, because that exercise helps with my mood, but the upside is that I can sleep in for an hour and a half longer so I am getting more much needed sleep. The upside of working at home is that I can be with my 10 cats and listen to music while I work. The first thing I do after I feed the cats is turn on my Christian radio station. My husband sleeps through half of my 10 hour shift, so it is no different from my regular routine on a weekend when I am on my 12 hour shift on forums.
This has not affected my daily routine except that I do not have to bike to work and back. I normally only go grocery shopping twice a week and I have continued to do so and I have even found everything I need in the grocery stores.
I am not a sociable person except on forums, so the social distancing is no big deal to me. I like the fact that there is less traffic and less people in the grocery stores, but I do not like the reason this is the case.
So, if I only thought about my personal situation, this pandemic would be no big deal, since I can handle all of the above, knowing the economy will eventually recover even if it takes a long time, and I can accept that it is not that important when I retire or when the house gets fixed. It is the other people who have died or are suffering that concerns me, be it that they are sick with the virus or they have been impacted economically.
To be honest, I cannot feel sorry for people who are whining about the “shelter in place” order because they want to go out for entertainment or shopping or engage in their regular social activities. I also do not feel sorry for those who are concerned about Easter or the fact that they are going to miss a wedding or graduation ceremony, or that they have to home school their children. These things are so minor compared to people who have died or contracted the disease, or people who have lost their jobs and health care, people who cannot afford to buy groceries or pay the rent or mortgage. And as far as not being able to find toilet paper, that is the most minor of the minor things. If people are really worried about that, it just demonstrates to me that those people do not really have anything serious to worry about. Psychology is my other hat, one I wore a lot longer than my religion hat, so I cannot help but analyze people and their behavior.
I cannot believe that people are joking about the coronavirus on Christian radio, singing a song “let’s kick this corona to the curb.” This is not a joke, people are suffering and dying. It just goes to show how differently people think, act and handle things like this. I try to accept differences in people but I still have my own opinions because I have my own values, which are different from the values of most people I encounter.
So what impact has this pandemic had upon you, and is it just temporary or is it permanent?
This is a place for you to vent your feelings if you are having a hard time or just a place to explain your personal situation if you want to share it.
I’ll start off. The primary impact this has had upon me is the downturn of the economy, namely the drop in the market. I have chosen to just ride it out as I did in 2008-2010 because there is nothing else I can do. The way I cope is to not think about it or watch it on the news. The impact is psychological because I do not need the money for anything and I do not predict I ever will since I have so much other income and real estate assets. I plan to leave that money and my other financial assets to the Baha’i Faith and animal rescue organizations. I will never use it to live high on the hog because that is not my chosen lifestyle since it is not in accordance with my beliefs and values.
The other impact this has had on me personally is that I was getting ready to retire in a few months and now I don’t think I will be able to, not because I cannot afford to, but because I cannot make a decision that big with this national emergency going on.
The other impact this has had on me personally is that I really need to do something about my our dire living situation , the condition of our house and property, but just as with retirement that is not something I can deal with emotionally or logistically with while this national emergency is going on.
This has not affected my income because I am now working from home, doing the same work I do at work. It has changed my routine because I do not ride my bike 3 hours to work and back. That is not that great for my health or psychological well-being, because that exercise helps with my mood, but the upside is that I can sleep in for an hour and a half longer so I am getting more much needed sleep. The upside of working at home is that I can be with my 10 cats and listen to music while I work. The first thing I do after I feed the cats is turn on my Christian radio station. My husband sleeps through half of my 10 hour shift, so it is no different from my regular routine on a weekend when I am on my 12 hour shift on forums.
This has not affected my daily routine except that I do not have to bike to work and back. I normally only go grocery shopping twice a week and I have continued to do so and I have even found everything I need in the grocery stores.
I am not a sociable person except on forums, so the social distancing is no big deal to me. I like the fact that there is less traffic and less people in the grocery stores, but I do not like the reason this is the case.
So, if I only thought about my personal situation, this pandemic would be no big deal, since I can handle all of the above, knowing the economy will eventually recover even if it takes a long time, and I can accept that it is not that important when I retire or when the house gets fixed. It is the other people who have died or are suffering that concerns me, be it that they are sick with the virus or they have been impacted economically.
To be honest, I cannot feel sorry for people who are whining about the “shelter in place” order because they want to go out for entertainment or shopping or engage in their regular social activities. I also do not feel sorry for those who are concerned about Easter or the fact that they are going to miss a wedding or graduation ceremony, or that they have to home school their children. These things are so minor compared to people who have died or contracted the disease, or people who have lost their jobs and health care, people who cannot afford to buy groceries or pay the rent or mortgage. And as far as not being able to find toilet paper, that is the most minor of the minor things. If people are really worried about that, it just demonstrates to me that those people do not really have anything serious to worry about. Psychology is my other hat, one I wore a lot longer than my religion hat, so I cannot help but analyze people and their behavior.
I cannot believe that people are joking about the coronavirus on Christian radio, singing a song “let’s kick this corona to the curb.” This is not a joke, people are suffering and dying. It just goes to show how differently people think, act and handle things like this. I try to accept differences in people but I still have my own opinions because I have my own values, which are different from the values of most people I encounter.
So what impact has this pandemic had upon you, and is it just temporary or is it permanent?