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The sadness of lockdown

 Eight writers on how to deal with the extraordinary challenges of this period

8 April 2020

  • Linda Gask: ‘The sadness of lockdown has something in common with grief.’

    Forget lockdown goals: trying to learn a language or get fit in a crisis won't make you happier

  • Eleanor Morgan: ‘Who knew that filling your spare time with activities besides phone scrolling might feel nice?’

    The truth about self-care: how isolation has changed the way I look after myself

  • Kamran Ahmed.

    The inner critic: how to silence the negative thoughts that emerge in solitude

  • Phil Daoust poses in his garden in the forest of Vosges in eastern France.

    'The joy was leaking out of my life': I became depressed living alone – talking to a friend saved me

7 April 2020

  • Rhik Sammader: ‘Loss reminds us what we love.’

    Life is not infinite: what lockdown is teaching me about myself and other people

    I visualise what is happening as a giant psychological experiment – and we won’t ever be the same as we once were
  • Diana Evans: ‘Lone-ness, as opposed to loneliness, is a necessary sanctuary.’

    The hope of an open field: sadness defines life right now – but nature and technology can help

    No positive affirmations can make this moment go away. We have to look pain in the face – and treat it and ourselves with compassion
  • Young woman chatting on smartphone while strolling in park

    Stay active and curious: 20 tips to help avoid sadness in lockdown

    Most Britons are confined to their homes, and many of us are finding it hard. But focusing on connection, diet and sleep can help
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