Themed Stories

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During the interviews people shared their experience of life in lockdown.

There were themes of isolation and mental health challenges and also support, friendship and creative ways of coping.

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Covid Stories about Hospital

Going into hospital, or having a loved-one in hospital was confusing and scary

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Covid Stories about Learning New Things

Some people used lockdown to learn new skills like cooking or film editing

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Covid Stories about What Helped

Lots of things helped get people through Covid, like chatting on the phone or going for walks

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Covid Stories about Feelings

Everyone had different feelings during Covid, find out how we felt.

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Covid Stories about Ground Hog Day

Every day felt the same during lockdown. It was repetitive and boring for many.

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Covid Stories about Getting Online

Zoom was a lifeline for some, but for others there wasn’t enough support to get online

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Covid Stories about Going Out Again

When lockdown ended people had mixed feeling about going out again

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Covid Stories that Took Our Breath Away

There were some stories that simply took our breath away.

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Covid Stories about Loneliness

Lots of people felt lonely and isolated during lockdown

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Covid Stories about Resilience

People came up with lots of ways to cope during Covid