Skating kept me from being a depressed hermit in quarantine

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If not for roller skating, I probably could have spent the entirety of this pandemic alone indoors, letting my depression take the reins. 

As a deeply introverted person who's often exhausted by going out, California's stay-at-home order wasn't too bad at first. I was content nesting in fleece blankets, working from home in loungewear, and catching up with friends over FaceTime. But when the two weeks stretched into two months and health experts predicted that the pandemic will drag on well into next year, the novelty of social distancing wore off and an overwhelming sense of dread settled into its place.  Read more...

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