like do u notice a difference between ur Lonely levels between pre-covid and now ? or do u maybe experience a different kind of lonliness now than u did before ? etc .?

idk how i feel tbh, i think i feel a different type of lonely (along side the "typical" pre-covid lonely).

yeah absolutely, i've had a lot of fomo too as among all my friends im probably the most cautious/paranoid about the whole situation and many times ive been too scared and anxious to go to gatherings ive been invited to, to the point where i know they have just started to do stuff without inviting me. which is fair but also feels kinda bad yk. if anything i found the initial first few months of the pandemic easier because when there were strict lockdowns and everyone was isolated for weeks/months it felt more that everyone was in it together and experiencing the same things, and i actually ended up seeing my friends even more than usual on zoom or park meets. but now at this point peoples opinions and comfort levels have diverged so drastically that i often feel like im just living in a different world to a lot of other people. it can be very alienating

tbh....not really D: but that might be an autism thing (i'm not diagnosed but am strongly questioning) - i've always been a really solo person irl (and v content with that) so i'm one of the few people that it hasn't made much of a difference for. but my heart definitely goes out to the many people who are struggling with loneliness and other mental health stuff due to covid! i imagine it'd be such a massive adjustment to be forced to make and that it wouldn't be easy, so i'm sorry you guys are going through this :(

yea but its more like "ive done a lot of self-reflection and changed for both the better and worse, and now i feel like i dont know anyone anymore and they dont know me and im just an outsider looking into everything i do"