My experience during the COVID-19 pandemic
Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 9:08 pm
Hey everyone, today I would like to share my experience in this pandemic with all of you. 
I remember on the day the of the beginning of the quarantine, how relieved I felt after the lockdown was announced. After all, in the current world there is an abundance of pressure to try and achieve multiple things at once, and an opportunity to dedicate time to one’s wellbeing, and hobbies, is scarce to say the least.
So naturally I had a whole list of activities that I was planning on doing during this time, being an introvert, I was looking forward to spending most of the time being on my own. Although, there was some uncertainty, but the bliss of relaxation, overshadowed that feeling.
Soon after I realized that as much as people make us believe that online education is easy, that is certainly not the case, as it requires even more perseverance than traditional classroom-based education, having to not only listen to lectures, but absorb the information while there is so much going on in the background, posed a real challenge. Not being able to live up to my own expectations was also a detrimental blow for me, all of this took a toll on my mental health, and I fell into a spiral of depression and anxiety. and just feeling guilty when not dedicating time to education was mentally exhausting.
As the days passed, the exciting feeling of dedicating time to the things I enjoy remained nothing but a fantasy, as I slowly began to become more and more unproductive, spending most of my days doing nothing at all, or at the most I would constantly just scroll through social media. However, eventually one becomes numb to the content on social media as well, and as such life becomes a cycle of predictability. Lack of exposure of the outside world, lead to a sharp decrease in my creativity and just the thought of doing anything felt cumbersome. I attempted to justify my procrastination by making up multitudinous excuses, even though deep down I was aware of how badly I was being affected.
Eventually I came to the realize how important it was to go outside, and experience nature, filled with bright and dim colors, loud and serene noises, and different people. Living in a quarantine for so long makes you appreciate even the tiniest nuances that nature has. For a lot of individuals, it is difficult for them to be productive due various factors, even when they have an abundance of time on their hands, and I was one of them. I started to understand the positive impacts of social interactions as well and I missed seeing my friends and even my classrooms. Though, having a short break is healthy once in a while, in order to relax yourself, the pandemic; however, provided an unexpectedly long break, which proves to be precarious for one’s ability to perceive things.
Sincerely,
Fatima Rashid
015
MSE-12-B
I remember on the day the of the beginning of the quarantine, how relieved I felt after the lockdown was announced. After all, in the current world there is an abundance of pressure to try and achieve multiple things at once, and an opportunity to dedicate time to one’s wellbeing, and hobbies, is scarce to say the least.
So naturally I had a whole list of activities that I was planning on doing during this time, being an introvert, I was looking forward to spending most of the time being on my own. Although, there was some uncertainty, but the bliss of relaxation, overshadowed that feeling.
Soon after I realized that as much as people make us believe that online education is easy, that is certainly not the case, as it requires even more perseverance than traditional classroom-based education, having to not only listen to lectures, but absorb the information while there is so much going on in the background, posed a real challenge. Not being able to live up to my own expectations was also a detrimental blow for me, all of this took a toll on my mental health, and I fell into a spiral of depression and anxiety. and just feeling guilty when not dedicating time to education was mentally exhausting.
As the days passed, the exciting feeling of dedicating time to the things I enjoy remained nothing but a fantasy, as I slowly began to become more and more unproductive, spending most of my days doing nothing at all, or at the most I would constantly just scroll through social media. However, eventually one becomes numb to the content on social media as well, and as such life becomes a cycle of predictability. Lack of exposure of the outside world, lead to a sharp decrease in my creativity and just the thought of doing anything felt cumbersome. I attempted to justify my procrastination by making up multitudinous excuses, even though deep down I was aware of how badly I was being affected.
Eventually I came to the realize how important it was to go outside, and experience nature, filled with bright and dim colors, loud and serene noises, and different people. Living in a quarantine for so long makes you appreciate even the tiniest nuances that nature has. For a lot of individuals, it is difficult for them to be productive due various factors, even when they have an abundance of time on their hands, and I was one of them. I started to understand the positive impacts of social interactions as well and I missed seeing my friends and even my classrooms. Though, having a short break is healthy once in a while, in order to relax yourself, the pandemic; however, provided an unexpectedly long break, which proves to be precarious for one’s ability to perceive things.
Sincerely,
Fatima Rashid
015
MSE-12-B