Thread by @T4Recovery

#LockdownVoices

"Let me begin by saying that I am considered one of the vulnerable.

Over the past nine months, I have felt more vulnerable to the restrictions imposed than anything else.

"The climate of fear has greatly exacerbated anxieties that I was learning to deal with, and the sense that there is no clear end to this fills me with dread.

Prior to the lockdowns, I was rearranging my life into something I loved, after years of difficulty with mental health.

"Although my access to work and therapy have been able to move online, this is a poor substitute for what I actually need.

The face to face social interaction is essential to me being able to engage well with these vital aspects.

"The greatest difficulty I have had is with the reduced sense of connection.

Connection through a screen might be useful in some senses, but it is no substitute for interpersonal connection.

I was getting to know myself again, and now I feel like a stranger once more."

Lockdowns come with terrible costs - often to the very people we're supposed to be 'protecting.'

We believe the 'cure' is far worse than the disease.

There *is* an alternative.

If you haven't already, join our campaign now to back a better way, at: timeforrecovery.org