Getting Out of My Self Isolation Funk

I’ve been laid off since March 22nd. In order to keep myself busy I’ve learned Python, Django, did a few Rails projects, and some Laravel stuff, while getting a developer environment setup on my iPad . I’ve accomplished a ton and I was growing because of it. Instead of sitting down and watching TV or playing video games I was learning for 8 hours a day.

Until All of A Sudden It Hit Me

Last week all of a sudden I felt drained and didn’t want to do anything. During Covid I’ve been staying with my in-laws in Oregon. Pretty much out in the middle of nowhere. I’ve been outside a ton and have been eating healthy and drinking a lot of water.

 

To this day I can’t put a finger on any one thing that triggered the “Why” except that my subconscious finally hit me with what has been going on.

Don’t Feel Guilty About Giving Yourself Some Time

Right off the bat I gave myself some time. I knew that feeling guilty or having negative thoughts about the situation would only make matters worse. So I indulged and watched TV and played video games for a few days. I made sure to watch TV that was positive and to play video games that didn’t piss me off. Once I gave myself a few days I eased back into development slowly. I watched a few Laracon Youtube videos (Livewire was particularly awesome) and pretty much took it easy by watching a video then by doing something fun.

What I noticed is that gradually I started to feel less drained, but one side effect is I feel less focused. Focus is something I’ve tried to address multiple times by removing social from my life or by turning off the internet at night. I feel as though my focus will come back gradually as I do little programming projects.

Don’t Give Up

It’s easy to just say screw it but I’m not that type of person. Even though I hit a speed bump in the road I’m going to keep pushing myself until I get through this.

For those of you going through the same thing right now keep positive and give yourself some time if you need it but set a goal. Don’t lounge around for weeks but give yourself a few days and get back into the groove slowly.

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