Good evening comrades and welcome to your weekly mental health thread. The cheetah is happy to see you. How is everyone doing? Remember that self-care is self-defense. :unity:

  • domhnall [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Ngl, life is pretty shit right now. My wife’s grandmother, to whom she was very close, just died on January 2 from a COVID-induced heart attack alone in her home, and her whole immediate family who lives in the area has COVID too (and almost certainly gave it to her when they spent Xmas day together, but are in complete denial about it). My wife and I had to drive seven hours to come clean up her house and set up funeral arrangements. The rest of the family can’t do anything since they’re in isolation. The grandma had been deeply depressed throughout quarantine since she lives out in the country and already felt isolated, and it shows from the state of her house. It hadn’t been cleaned in months and had one of the worst fruit fly infestations I’ve ever seen when we got here. We’re through the worst of it now, but honestly, it’s been a god-awful 2021 thus far. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.

    • moonlake [he/him]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      Thank you for sharing with us! That sounds like a lot to deal with, I hope the rest of your 2021 is much better. :heart-sickle: