Talk To Me: I miss the peace of my home office 

Psychologist Caroline Martin is here to answer your questions on whatever issues you are dealing with in life, from work pressure and stress to loneliness and grief

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I've always tended to be anxious and found working from home during the pandemic was easier than dealing with colleagues face to face. We're now working two days a week in the office, and when I'm there, I find it difficult to focus on my work due to the noise and chatter. I miss the quiet of my home office.

The world is your oyster when we first graduate. However, many of us found our pearls much closer to home when the pandemic hit. Our homes became our new workspace, where we had greater autonomy over choice of temperature, lighting, furnishings and with whom we shared the space. While most of us don’t usually get to design our workspace, we now have a keener sense of what we like and what helps us work and stay focused.