MORE OFTEN THAN USUAL? Not that much I could and can still not visit my mom because I don’t have a car and you should stay of public transport if you can. I can visit my dad without a problem. - Kimmie I was less connected with family and friends, because I was shielding /isolating as a result of the UK’s shielding policy for extremely vulnerable people. - Liam Pearse I have a friend that lives 200 miles away, we would always meet in London a couple times a year and knowing that we couldn’t do that we started checking in with each other more and we now go on Zoom twice a week to do online quizzes and chat, so I’m feeling a lot more connected to them at the moment (which is good as I feel a lot less connected to everyone in my everyday pre-lockdown life). - Anonymous I definitely have had to use things like social media more often than I used to, as well as texting and face timing my friends to try to stay in touch. I have also been seeing them in-person (following distancing/mask guidelines), though we have found different ways to hang out or games to play that we can do while 6-feet apart. - Ronnie I use more of social media than before. That way I feel more sociable without physically being around people. - KathyHoh Since I live alone, I’ve been reaching out more often than usual, to a lot more people. I’ve had conversations with friends that I haven’t seen in years, just to check up on each other and see how we’re all doing. The silver lining of this time has definitely been being able to reconnect with others. It hasn’t been easy, and I force myself to do it most days since I know it’ll be worse if I don’t, but it has been nice to chat with old friends again. - Christa I haven’t really changed an awful lot. I’m in contact with my friends online more often, but that’s because we don’t see each other at school anymore.
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