Anyone Suffering from Pandemic Fatigue?

I think the question, "Is anyone NOT suffering from pandemic fatigue?" would be more illuminating. How could anyone not be suffering from it at this point? Today I was literally like, "Fuck it, I'll just get it. Live or die, whatever." It was fleeting but it's just so much at this point. I've found myself thinking things like, "At least being dead is peaceful." When it gets too hard to overcome those moments or when I can't get back to any form of happiness, I'll worry more, I guess.

Well it’s February now btw but yeah I got it bad. Real bad.

It’s the not knowing when things will go back to some semblance of normal or if things will in fact get worse that’s fatiguing.

I've been noticing that tense look in straight guys' faces because it's near-impossible to cheat working from home and/or having all that attention on your behavior. They used to be able to say 'working late' or 'stuck in traffic'.

That's why they're forcing kids back to school way too soon: daddy wants to fuck.

I suspect most people worldwide are suffering from some degree of this.

R2 - see what I mean? We don't even know the month anymore ha ha. But yes, I also feel like sleeping all the time. Doing laps though to stay afloat but concentrating is like pulling teeth. Not having any foreseeable resolution is also draining along with incessant bad news and no end in sight.

Yup, Big time. I live alone and am an introvert. It's really getting to ME, and I've been lucky to cruise through most of it reasonably OK, mentally. I've been happy NOT having to show up and be chipper and deal with fucking traffic and crowds. But I'm losing interest in everything and recognize that is a prime symptom of depression. It probably doesn't help that I decided, for a number of reasons, to lay off my light-but-daily pot smoking for a while. I don't know what 'a while' means, but it's now day 21 and I didn't even break any weed out for my birthday on Monday. The stuff is great for powering through chores, and etc. But cumulatively, it was ramping up my anxiety and irritability -- two other signs of depression. p.s. whoever says the stuff is not addictive and easy to just stop hitting cold turkey is a big fat liar.

People are going crazy, including me - anxiety and fear that come out of nowhere, something like a panic attack. I went out today to the grocery story and then took a fairly long walk in the very cold weather to pick up something at the drugstore - it's like being let out of prison.

R7 - see, I am an extrovert and always was and I can tell you that being away from the buzz and energy of crowds is weird for me. It's fantastic actually that you can lay off the weed. Wish I could lay off the booze, smokes (restarted), and pills. Yes, it helps but it is only masking the crap. I may as well also live alone because I have tangential contact with my roommate due to our schedules and am not meeting ANYONE due to COVID. One thing I find challenging is concentration.

I feel better actually, more productive. I had awful fatigue that I went to multiple doctors for during “normal” times.

I just baked a batch of cupcakes. I'm fine.

This is good for Pandemic Fatigue.