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  13. I can’t say I’m doing perfectly fine, but I seem to be handling the isolation much better than others as I’m more comfortable with extended solitude. However, pre-pandemic, I could and did participate in my community and socializing when I wanted. And I made it a point to get outside (and get out of my head) to be of service to my community (mostly teaching kids English in my working class neighborhood in Mexico). I’m still subject to falling into deep depression. But I have decades of experience with depression, I know the warning signs, I’ve set up safeguards. Most of all, I know that periods of depression pass. I know that even extended periods of depression have breaks, moments of relief and even joy. I’ve learned to take advantage of these moments. This last winter was tough, but winters are often that way for me, especially around the holidays. My usual strategy of being of service to others was limited this year and I had a loss of income leading to financial anxiety. I don’t want to paint myself as some sort of saint. I’m not. The point is, one of my basic tools to deal with my depression is to act in ways opposite my natural inclinations of selfishness and self-centeredness. I can counteract my cruel tendencies (to others AND myself) with acts of kindness. I can pull myself out of morbid introspection with physical activity. (While I believe introspection is generally good, I also know there’s such a thing as too much of a good thing.) The pandemic has made my usual depression-countering strategies more difficult, but I’ve tried to adapt and I’m still adapting.
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