Feeling like I could hibernate until its over

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That's what I seem to feel like doing even though I won't because I seem to think that even though vaccines are underway and lot of people (mainly over 70s and 80s and essential and frontline workers) are being vaccinated and cases are steadily dropping, there are still a lot of people in hospitals and deaths are high, it has made me feel quite the same as I was back in March, being unable to even walk up the road for something because of this more-transmissible variant out there and only going out for a wander and fresh air in the garden and try to do the occasional exercise with weights and press-ups at home. I am struggling to try to be positive and can't see much light at the end of the tunnel at the moment because of the UK in lockdown during its third wave (worse than the first).

Sometimes, I wish I was a bear myself

Seriously, if I were you, I would supplement my weight training with walks in a nearby park. My wife's son lives in Bromley, which is a part of Kent as well as a part of Greater London. It has a nice park near its High Street.

I wish I could at least be a hermit until the cases and death numbers start significantly going down. It is SO EASY to catch, that I think that no matter how careful you are when going out you can still catch it. Staying at home and out the way is the safest thing you can do. But I'm a key worker so I have no choice but to go to work, and it seems that is where a lot of people pick it up even if they're not working with the public or in a hospital. I did ask about being furloughed but I'm unable to be, and I can't just go off sick or unpaid because I need the money.

I was retired and pretty much a recluse before the pandemic. Now, mainly I miss my morning walks, which I forego because there are so many locals not wearing masks, and fast-food. I was enough of a natural recluse that people asking me "Do you want a drink with that?" was a substantial portion of my "'social" life. (And, I liked that!!)

I have plenty to watch and if I run out of that I have plenty to read. And I have self-assigned tasks that feel useful to me even though an outside observer would probably wonder why I was doing them.

Oh. And there's WP!! !

After decades of involuntary social distancing, I find some amusement in the current situation -- the same people who used to refer to me as "that weird guy" are now inviting me to their Skype and Zoom group chats just to have one more person to talk to.

Over my life, I have kind of spent various periods retreating from the world.
That was before I was diagnosed.

I always thought there was something not quiet right about how I experienced the human world around me.
No problem with God or the universe. Just human beings and in particular fitting in with the various people who I grew up with who were for the most part aspiring petty criminals and bullies.

But I can see your point with regards to the virus.
Perhaps would be worth keeping a low profile for a few weeks, perhaps until the end of March.

Well, where i live they are still in Lockdown, so social interaction at the moment is supposed to be kept to the minimum.
I go out every day for a long walk, go to the shops when i need food, and see my parents.

Occasionally meet up with one of my few but close friends for a coffee or a walk...
Not much else really.

As I am not drinking at the mo, and no longer take herbal supplements, I am also on a diet.
I guess hiding away is the best way...

got a number of good books to study, and some musical instruments to play.
The internet and an xbox. So... I guess i am fairly well equipped
Likely survive on a flight to the moon with what i have... apart from lack of space ship..

be nice to have a part time girl friend though....
but hey, i guess can't have everything.

I wish that I could hibernate through the month of Blanduary.

I'd like to hibernate another year or two, but ideally with my hiber-mate.

Judging by the numbers for daily new cases and deaths, it's still pretty dangerous out there, and I'm not taking any chances till things are looking a lot safer. That could be a good few months yet. I'm lucky to be living in a rural part of the USA where I can legally and safely go out for a walk any time I want to. Even so, visiting people is out of the question and I've no intentions of occupying any building that contains strangers, and although I don't have the same craving to swarm as NTs have, I sometimes get cabin fever and my patience to get back to normal has been wearing thin lately. So far I've been able to find projects to keep myself amused most of the time, but sometimes I just can't think of much. It would be so nice just to go down the road and have a music session with some of the local musicians, but it's not going to happen any time soon. It would be good to be able to go into stasis for about 3 months and see how things were when I woke up.

Even though I am a cancer survivor I have not forgone my walks. Unless you live in the middle of a city the risk is quite low. In my area, people will step away from you and if they don't I step away from them. The virus will be quite dispersed from a person walking on the other side of the street. Even if you pass right next to an infected person your exposure will be so brief that even if you are infected your viral load will be extremely low.

Exercise is good for your physical and mental health and that probably helps with COVID-19
and does help one prevent catching other diseases.