I get a lot of validation from my interactions with people in my normal life that I don't get now that I'm stuck at home. Little things like banter with the baristas at the coffee shop, random chats with people at the gym and my soccer team, and just being around my colleagues.

I feel so empty inside. I can't focus on my work when I feel like this. I can't join our daily zoom catch up with my colleagues because everyone always asks about what I'm working on, and I haven't done anything work related in the last week.

I know that I need little bits of connection to make me feel better but it turns out that I don't have any close friends anymore. I don't know where to get these bits of connection now that I'm supposed to stay home.