Why should people deal with isolation?

Because of COVID-19, almost the whole world has been isolated. Isolation has become the most useful method to prevent people from getting COVID-19. However, Isolation causes many adverse effects on the psychology of citizens. To gather more concrete evidence, we interviewed one boy and one girl to see what they think. The reason for that is different genders may have different experience.

An 18-year-old Chinese international student (Shaskya) was asked her thoughts when she was in isolation.

“…it creates distance and anxiety,” she states.

She then mentioned that she could not visit relatives because of the COVID-19. Her grandparents would not even see her. She was so worried about them.

Another interviewee Johnson was having online classes

“I was so stressed to have online classes because I cannot have good communication with friends and teachers. I also faced low efficiency with having online classes because I cannot focus on the courses. Moreover, to relax, I even drank alcohol at night which caused my lifestyle to be unhealthy.”

Those two people both show their negative feelings about the isolation which have influenced their daily life. So, dealing with isolation is so essential.

What problems will we have during isolation?

Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, all offline classes were cancelled, which has affected students’ learning. Johnson is one of them, and the isolation greatly affected Johnson’s plans. 

“In order to prepare me for college, I took a lot of extra classes ” Johnson said. “But because of the isolation, my study plan has been completely disrupted.”

Others, like Shaskya, had to be quarantined in a hotel because of the shutdown. This forced her to stop her studies. Shaskya said “I was stuck in the hotel and it made me anxious because I was worried about whether the coronavirus would spread, and it was too hard for me to stay at the hotel all the time. I couldn’t get together with my friends and family. All of these things made me very anxious.”

Also, most classes are delivered online, which means that for students with low self-control, it is hard to keep up with the teacher’s lectures. Kevin is one of them. He said in an interview, “I can’t pay attention to the teacher all the time. I always check my phone or look out of the window. I know it affects my study, but I just can’t!”

What can we do during isolation?

Is your loneliness boring and depressing? It may just be that you haven’t found the right way to open up your isolation. Here are some tips you can take.

“I made cooking videos and posted them on YouTube. A lot of people followed my account!” Shakaya shares her tips for coping with isolation when she returns home.

When you can’t go out with your friends, try chatting with your best friend online and share some small pleasures of daily life. This can make a dull life c fuller!

When you feel panic and anxiety about your unsupervised life, learn to turn off the phone and TV and make a few plans for yourself if it is possible to share them with friends, which will probably keep you on track.

“I’ve made an appointment with my friends to get up early every day and share my study plans on Instagram, and everything is going well,” Kevin told me.

But… Don’t be like some people…

“I ate a lot of sweets and crisps at home and slept in the afternoon.” Johnson’s life was the opposite.

Too much junk food leads to bad shape and bad health! Don’t give up on yourself even when you’re isolated!

Let’s enrich our isolated lives!