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Was talking to a friend this morning about how, if you live alone and are naturally a bit introverted, the emphasis on Zooming/constant dialogue with friends and family atm can feel a bit oppressive if it's not what you normally do...
... of *course* everyone is, and copes, differently. Some living alone-ers thrive off constant contact and the planning of shared video 'activities'. That's brilliant. Others find their loneliness exacerbated by seeing couples on sofas, lively family homes, etc...
...my friend finds it easier to cope atm by 'living like a monk'. It's hard to feel, even in progressively anxious solitude, that by not having constant connections you're not doing it healthily. Anyway, no massive point to make. Just interesting how differently people cope.
Personally, I'm only really chatting to people I would normally chat to every day. It would be quite a leap, psychologically, to start scheduling video chats and activities with people outside of that bracket. TL;DR: solitude can make you quite solipsistic and that's fine!
