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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.

<strong>Right now, I feel like I’m frozen in time and all the days just bleed together. It’s a wild feeling.</strong> I had lived alone in New York City for 4.5 years when the Corona hit. I was used to a certain amount of solitude and loneliness, as I have no one to come home to, but I have never hated it as much as I do now. ... <strong>All my social interactions disappeared March 13, 2020. Friday the thirteenth of course.</strong> <strong>At first I loved the freedom I had.</strong> I could sleep in, do little work, and indulge in some vices throughout the day. Who wouldn’t love that? <strong>But then the weeks turned to months, and hope for returning to my regular life in the fall quickly disappeared, as there’s no definitive end in sight.</strong> I’m lonely. That’s how I feel. I feel alone. I try to be active. I’m trying to eat healthy. I’m trying to love myself. But it can be hard. These are all things I’m doing after having gained a considerable amount of weight after a recent doctor’s visit. I felt so ashamed. ... <strong>So when you ask, “How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now?” My answer is that I’m trying to love myself.</strong> ...