Life in lockdown

This week has been a tough week in lockdown. I started off the week feeling pretty happy and positive about life. I felt like my headspace was good. Then I had a stressful day working working from home and before I knew it my mood dropped and my mental headspace spiralled into a state of negativity.

I felt really stressed and not in a good space, so I headed for a run and ended up running 6km to try and burn off some of the excess stress. It worked a little bit but the next day the stressful and negativity continued. I ended up getting emotional on the phone to someone. I did have a helpful conversation with someone else who said that lockdown is a bit like a marathon and at some point you're going to end up hitting a wall. At that point in time, I felt like they were right. That evening, I went for another run and again and ran another 6km.

By Wednesday, I was starting to feel a bit better. I was surprised at how quickly and my mood had dropped from Monday. The day was getting better as the day wore on. By the evening, I went for another run and ran 5km. I felt better for my run.

By Thursday, I was starting to feel a lot better. This week has been a real rollercoaster. I know I had mentioned before that lockdown has it's ups and downs and this week really has been full of real highs and lows. I was so glad that this week was over. I feel bad for letting the negativity and for getting so down but I need to ride my feelings out and let them go.