I don’t work a typical 9-5 M-F. I work 40 hours a week, split up between 3-4 days.
I had PTO that was going to expire before December 31st, and decided to use it. I scheduled my days concurrently so I could have a long break.
I haven’t left my house in 9 days. Not a single time in the past 9 days did I have a desire to leave. I even had my groceries delivered.
When I’m not at work, I’m at home: I just don’t care to leave. Some days I’m depressed, some days I’m happy. I don’t think it’s depression causing me to do this. I’m not scared to leave…I just don’t want to.
Is this weird?
hey this is me too! if i didnt have school and a son i would also probably almost never go outside. i also dont really feel the desire too. im lightly autistic but i dont know if there’s a correlation in that. but i can relate to this
I'm also borderline autistic. I wonder if that is a factor.
Burn out
This is what I was thinking too. OP is burned out and going to into full hibernation mode to recover. Zero judgment for turning on winter bear settings and taking the timeout you need.
It's the best feeling tbh. OP, don't feel bad about it and don't let anyone else make you feel bad! Just ensure you're still getting vit D, fresh air, and you're not slipping into depression but it IS different to burn out!
not at all, I'm a total homebody, if I can avoid leaving my apt I 100% choose to stay home, and I am not depressed, lonely, or afraid, I just like being home.
Home is safe. Out there is wild. I’ll stay in here.
Home has food, games, and people i like lol
I'm starting to lean into depression or burn out. i'd love to say home, but while i have really high end pc, and ton of games to play, i have no desire to play.
I’m extremely burnt out. I don’t plan to leave my house for awhile when I have winter break.
I mean given how much we pay for our rents/mortgages, it is only worth it if you stay home amiright?
To me, you are normal but I only leave when I have to and even then I figure out how not to leave, lol. I'm not depressed nor afraid, I just like being home more than I enjoy being out. Everything gets delivered. I love minimal in person human interaction.
It is soooo easy not to leave your house these days!!! You can have anything delivered within 2 days, and most essentials delivered in a couple hours. You can even do most medical appointments online as well.
I think you have to force yourself to get out and at least walk, breathe fresh air and wave at the neighbors so they know you are alive.
The post-coved trump world we live in now can be noisy, rude and over whelming. It just seems like people forgot how to get along somewhere along the way.
Nope. And my mantra is no guilt. No one is watching. Unless someone is, which doesn’t appear to be the case. So, no guilt.
I love this so much, no guilt, no one is watching when I need rest. And no one is watching when I’m up late working until 2:00am
Exactly!
I do this too! I live in a crazy city and it gives me such bad anxiety. I work with clients that i know so thank god I don’t need to work with the public but it’s so bad I don’t even like to do walks that I used to love anymore because of where I live. It’s just too busy all the time.
I love my home! It’s way better than other places lol I never want to go anywhere
I'm exactly like this only I also have chronic fatigue. The last two days I was awake a grand total of maybe 8 hours. I'm disabled and do not work but only put 700 miles on my car last year. If my boyfriend ever leaves me I'll be alone, I just don't have the motivation to leave the house and I'm not depressed.
Not weird, me too ! I WFH apart from one meeting per month i travel to client site, so i have just slowly slipped into not wanting to be around loads of people, why do i want to queue for this and that, traffic to get anywhere, people coughing over you, when i can get whatever i need delivered and cut out the hassle :)
Im sociable and outgoing but i just choose to limit my interaction and on my terms, that may make me selfish, but sometimes you need your own head-space, your own time, pick and choose when you want to be sociable, sometimes its ps5/movies/takeaway and pottering the house doing what i want to do, im ok with that.
Not weird. I know people who are fully remote and don’t leave their houses for days. As long as you aren’t depressed, enjoy your home, and have all the comforts you need, nothing wrong with it imo. Personally, I couldn’t do it cos I like to go outside for walks. But you do you!
if you're happy, then you're fine. nothing to worry about. it might be "weird" only in the sense that a lot of people do leave their house for something in the span of 9 days.
This is kinda my dream scenario. Probably not super healthy, like, human-socializing wise, but it sure does feel good. I was thinking about a full remote job and my husband told me he was gonna force me to leave the house bc I’d never leave again.
Do you go outside for a walk or anything? Get the mail?
My eldest can drive and my youngest is literally a month away from getting their license. At which point I think I’m never leaving the house again. I might go out into my own yard to plant things. But that’s only “might”.
Not weird to me. I like my house and all my favorite things are there,
Same. It’s just too much out there. My home is safe.
If you live in the northern hemisphere, it's cold this time of year anyway so it makes sense to stay at home.
Husband and I say this all the time. We just genuinely love being home! Nothing wrong with that.
Nope not weird at all. Take your time and mentally recuperate. Home is safe.
I don't go anywhere for the most part except for good and exercise. There's nothing out there really.