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Many of us have experienced restrictions on movement and social contact during the pandemic. Talk about any restrictions that have especially affected you.

<strong> I have been unemployed since May and unable to see my parents or immediate family since last February.</strong> Every time they plan a trip out to see me and meet my partner and her kids for the first time, we have to push it back because the virus keeps getting worse.<strong> I am incredibly introverted and my partner and her kids (I love them) are incredibly extroverted. Every day I think I’ve hit my limit and want to give up. I don’t know what’s keeping me going, but I can tell that whatever it is, I’m running out of it.</strong> I’m also an alcoholic and attending AA meetings with other people had been critical. But this whole virtual thing is exhausting and soul-sucking. It takes more out of me than it gives if I go to virtual meetings. The temptation grows more and more every day.